The undersigned organizations sound the alarm regarding what amounts to a de facto policy of disguised forced deportation that undermines Egypt's constitutional and international obligations; call for an immediate halt to campaigns of arrest, detention, and forced deportation linked solely to
Four human rights Special Rapporteurs appointed by the UN Human Rights Council published a joint communication addressed to the Egyptian gover
During the month of December, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 52 defendants in 31 cases. Among them, 2 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and REDRESS welcome an important decision by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), which found that Egypt’s use of forced genital examinations (also known as “virginity t
During the month of November, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 51 defendants in 30 cases. Among them, 4 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
Today, 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Lebanon.
While the Egyptian government and the National Council for Women continue to boast about “progress” on women’s rights in Egypt, a new UN report highlights the ab
