Press Release The Egyptian Ministry of Interior and the Prison Authority— for the second time— have rejected the request of human rights defender and translator, Marwa Arafa, who has […]
ECRF Lawyer said that the Court of Administrative Justice (First department – Rights and Freedoms) decided in its May, 30 session to accept ECRF’s appeal to cancel a decision to deprive imprisoned lawyer Ibrahim Metwally of visits. ECRF lawyer added that the Court decided to immediately stop the execution of the decis…
ACJPS expresses its grave concern regarding the arbitrary detention of at least 643 women currently held in the Korea Prison in Nyala, South Darfur, an area under the control of the Tasis political and military alliance.
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…
Introduction When we speak about the right to health care and medical treatment in places of detention, we are not referring to a privilege or a form of luxury, but to a right guaranteed under international conventions ratified by Egypt, as well as the Egyptian Constitution and domestic legislation. The right to healt…
Share Facebook Twitter Email WhatsApp The Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) published a report titled ‘Have the New Prisons Improved Detainee Conditions?’ The report serves as a form of impact assessment, evaluating whether the establishment of five newly operational prison, Badr 1, Badr 3, Wadi al-Natrun, and 10…
According to lawyers who spoke to EFHR, the Prison Authority informed the Terrorism Criminal Court convened at the Badr Complex on July 19 that it was unable to transfer dozens of defendants from various prisons, including the Badr prisons, 10th of Ramadan Prison, and Abu Zaabal Prison. This led to the postponement of…
On World Press Freedom Day, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has released a report documenting the state of journalism and media over the past year. According to Article 70 of the Egyptian Constitution, which affirms press freedom: “Freedom of press, printing, and publishing in print, audio, visu…
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
A Syrian girl walks with her doll at al Hol camp in the northeastern Al-Hasakah governorate on July 28, 2024, as families prepare to return to their homes in the countryside of Deir Ezzor. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP) Security & Conflict Migration & Displacement Syria “It Is One Big Prison”: Challenges in Repatria…