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    Brief memorandum on the observations of human rights organizations Regarding the European Commission report On the implementation of the EU-Egypt Action Plan New


    The signature of the Egyptian government of the EU-Egypt European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan was supposed to contribute towards concrete steps being taken towards fostering democracy and human rights in Egypt; however, the situation on the ground in 2007 – the year in which the Action Plan was approved – witnessed further retrogression that was noted in the European Parliament resolution of January 2008.

    Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom

    This joint report by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Human Rights Watch documents how Ministry of Interior officials systematically prevent Baha’is and converts from Islam from registering their actual religious belief in national identity documents, birth certificates, and other essential papers.

    New Anti-Terror Law Must Not Further Erode Human Rights in Egypt

    The new anti-terrorism law will lead to a further deterioration in the human rights situation in Egypt unless it contains sufficient safeguards for the protection of human rights and personal freedoms, warned the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). In a policy paper released today, the organization called on the bill's drafting committee to heed the warnings of United Nations (UN) experts about the potential for abuse that is commonly associated with anti-terror legislation

    African Rights Body Renews Call on Mubarak to Stay Execution of  Taba Bombers

    The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the chief human rights organ of the African Union, renewed its request for President Mubarak to defer the execution of three Egyptians sentenced to death last November by an emergency court for their alleged responsibility for planning and carrying out the 2004 bombings in and around the Sinai Peninsula's Taba resort.

    African Commission Defers Egypt Sexual Assault and Death Penalty Cases to May 2008  

    The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights today concluded its biannual session in the Republic of Congo and decided to defer two ongoing, high profile cases against the Egyptian government to its next session in May 2008. The deferral was prompted by the government's decision to submit new documents on both cases 24 hours before the hearings were scheduled to take place.

     Egypt Shi’ite Activists Released

    The Ministry of Interior released Egyptian Shi’ite activist Mohamed El-Derini yesterday after two months in administrative detention under the Emergency Law, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and the Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) said today.

    First Quarterly Report on Freedom of Religion and Belief in Egypt

    January - March 2008

    The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) today issued the English version of its first quarterly report on freedom of religion and belief in Egypt. The report covers the first three months of 2008 and documents new court rulings, legislation and government policies relevant to freedom of religion and belief, as well as instances of religious discrimination and other violations of religious freedom. It also reports on incidents of sectarian tension and violence and reviews the most pertinent reports, publications, and activities during the reporting period

    Mahalla Victims of Police Brutality Handcuffed to Hospital Beds

    Public Prosecutor and Doctors' Syndicate Must Intervene Immediately  

    Dozens of citizens injured in last week's demonstrations in the city of Mahalla remain handcuffed to their hospital beds in violation of Egyptian and international law and medical ethics, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said today. The EIPR called on the Public Prosecutor and the Doctors' Syndicate to intervene in order to ensure that the handcuffs are removed immediately and to investigate those responsible for this violation.

    Egypt: “Re-Conversion” Decision Is a Welcome Step 
    Government Should Protect Converts from Discrimination, Harassment

    (Cairo, February 10, 2008) – Yesterday's ruling by Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court allowing 12 Christian converts to Islam to “re-convert” back to Christianity is a welcomed rejection to the government’s policy of discrimination against religious converts, Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said today.

    Egypt: Court Prohibits Withholding Documents from Baha'is

    (Cairo, January 30, 2008) – Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) welcomed a January 29 court ruling that struck down the government’s policy of denying essential identity documents and access to basic services to citizens whose religion is not recognized by the state.

    Egypt: New Investigation Needed Into Assault on Sudanese Protestors

    Prosecution Decision to Close Inquiry Into December 2005 Killings Seriously Flawed (Cairo, December 29, 2007) – Five Egyptian and international human rights organizations today called on President Hosni Mubarak to authorize an independent judicial inquiry into the December 30, 2005 police assault on Sudanese protestors – refugees, asylum seekers and migrants – in Cairo that resulted in the deaths of 27 persons and injured scores more.
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