A picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows the Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city, 65 kms east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, during a government-guided tour for the media. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) Law & Accountability Egypt Extended Imprisonment: T…
EFHR published a report titled “Their Money Is Our Booty: The Threat to Companies and Local Investment Under the Guise of the War on Terror in Egypt” The report examines the systematic targeting of private companies, assets, and wealth in Egypt from the onset of the war on terror to the present. Executive Summary
The fourth comprehensive review of Egypt’s human rights file before the United Nations in Geneva ended yesterday evening, Tuesday, 28 January, as part of the 48th session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. The review came after a week of warnings from Egyptian civil society of a new wave of repressio…
January 30, 2025 The fourth comprehensive review of Egypt’s human rights file before the United Nations in Geneva ended yesterday evening, Tuesday, 28 January, as part of the 48th session of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. The review came after a week of warnings from Egyptian civil society of a new …
Contents Research Methodology Introduction First topic: Distinction between the refugee and other foreigners residing in Egypt Distinction between refugee and other foreigners or migrants The Center for Palestinian Refugees in International Law – UNRWA Mandate Second topic: Determining the legislation related to refug…
As Egypt prepares for presidential elections in December 2023, the undersigned human rights organizations warn that Egypt is at a critical juncture and that failure to immediately begin a serious process of political and economic reform will significantly exacerbate the threat of instability and possible state failure…
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 26 organizations express their condolences to the families who lost loved ones peacefully opposing the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi and reiterate their calls for accountability and justice. A decade ago, on August 14, 2013 under the direct…
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 26 organizations express their condolences to the families who lost loved ones peacefully opposing the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi and reiterate their calls for accountability and justice. A decade ago, on August 14, 2013 under the direct…
June 20, 2023 Your Excellency President Emmanuel Macron, In light of Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s expected attendance of the 22-23 June, 2023 Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, we are writing to ask you to urge him, in public and in any bilateral discussions you may have, to take prompt and e…
Egyptian police stand guard during a demonstration in Cairo on December 8, 2017. (Photo by MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images) Law & Accountability Egypt Egypt Lifted its State of Emergency: What Now? After more than four years, Egypt has lifted its state of emergency, but concerns remain. #BeniAhmed #CMACGM #Macr…