Press Statement The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the security forces’ raid Yesterday, February 9th 2017, on the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture. Founded in 1994, the Nadeem Center is pivotal to the Egyptian human rights movement; it is the only center to provi…
The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As the Egyptian government imposes a curfew and suspends public transportation, it continues to turn a blind eye to the country…
Torture in Egyptian Detention Centers TIMEP September 15, 2017 The use of torture in police and military prisons and detention centers has been thoroughly documented by rights groups in Egypt, despite government claims that the use of torture is rare. Since 2011, the number of cases seems to have increased, suggesting…
The cofounders of El Nadeem during a press conference in February 2016 (photo via Magda Adly) Egypt Blocking the Defenders: Egypt’s Closure of El Nadeem Magda Adly February 11, 2017 February 11, 2017 At 11 a.m. on the morning of February 9, 2017, two doctors from the Free Treatment Department of the Ministry of Health…
Law & Accountability Governance & Politics Egypt Bricks in the Wall: El Nadeem, the NGO Law, and Egypt’s Crackdown Hussein Baoumi February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017 Yesterday, the El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture was closed by Egyptian security forces, following a crackdown on most of that co…
June 20, 2016 Joint Press Release The undersigned organizations are outraged by the order issued by the second circuit of the North Cairo Court on June 15 freezing the assets of rights advocate Ahmed Samih, the director of the Andalus Center for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies, as well as the assets of the center.…
Feb 14, 2026 The signatories consider the summoning of Dr. Aida Seif al-Dawla, a co-founder of the El Nadeem Center, two weeks after the arrest of Ahmed Douma and his release on bail, to be “a new practice in a systematic security policy aimed at hollowing out human rights and political work” The organizations condemn…
Egypt TIMEP Strongly Condemns Continuation of Egyptian Government’s 2012-2013 NGO Trial TIMEP March 17, 2016 March 17, 2016 Update: February 9, 2017 On Thursday, February 9, Egyptian authorities closed El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture, a local nongovernmental organization defending the rig…
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe, call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and political writer Ahmed Douma. The post Ahead of Expected Judgment in Appeal, Civil Society Organizations Globally Call for the Release of Ahmed…
july 9, 2026 We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe, call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and political writer Ahmed Douma. On July 16, 2026, the Fifth Settlement Appellate Misdemeanour Court is expected to issue its judgmen…