The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms launches its bulletin on “Freedom of Belief and Citizenship” to present the concerns and problems of minorities, to promote a culture of tolerance, reject violence and hate speech, and activate the values of citizenship. In this bulletin, the Commission highlights the mo…
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms launches its special bulletin, Freedom of Belief and Citizenship, to highlight the concerns and challenges faced by minorities, promote a culture of tolerance, reject violence and hate speech, and reinforce the principles of citizenship. In this issue, the Commission she…
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms launches its Freedom of Belief and Citizenship bulletin to address the concerns and challenges faced by minorities, promote a culture of tolerance, reject violence and hate speech, and uphold the values of citizenship. In this issue, the Commission highlights key develop…
November 2024 The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) is pleased to launch its special bulletin on “Freedom of Belief and Citizenship,” dedicated to addressing the concerns and challenges faced by minorities. This initiative aims to foster a culture of tolerance, counter violence and hate speech, and pr…
The right to visit prisons, detention places is one of the main mechanisms and powers granted to the NCHR (NCHR) under Law No. 197 of 2017 (Clause 16 of Article 3). This law enables council members to meet with to personally and directly verify the conditions of their stay and their living standards in a
We, the undersigned organizations, are profoundly concerned by the recent and rapid deterioration of conditions inside Egypt’s Badr Rehabilitation and Correctional Center, according to testimonies from detainees’ families. We are alarmed by recent reports of suicide attempts and a mass hunger strike in response to wid…
Contents 1- Executive Summary 2- Methodology 3. Introduction 4- Why are prisons a fertile environment for the emergence of mental disorders and the deterioration of the mental state of prisoners? 4.1 Living conditions in detention institutions and their impact on mental health: 4.2 Treatment of detainees in Egyptian p…
Over five days, between October 25 to October 30, 2022, The Egyptian Front for Human Rights monitored that Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) ordered to imprisonment of no less than 65 citizens from Cities (Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Al-Sharqiya, Al-Gharbiya, Al-Dakahlia, Al-Qalyubia, Suez, Beni Suef and El-M…
Coptic Orthodox Christians observe Good Friday prayers at the Saint Simon Monastery, also known as the Cave Church, in the Mokattam mountain of Egypt's capital Cairo on April 22, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) Religious & Ethnic Minorities Egypt Majority Perception…
Prisoners leave the court in a police van after Egyptian court sentence in Minya, Cairo on June 21, 2014. (Photo by Amru Salahuddien/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Law & Accountability Egypt When Stories Break Free Through six years and three months as a political prisoner in Egypt, I had undergone countless moments, ci…