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Egypt UN Rights Review Concluded: government persists with policy of denial

The United National Human Rights Council met in Geneva today, 2 July, to adopt the final report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt's human rights record, including the Egyptian government response and comments on the recommendations received during the review held last January. 

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A Lopsided Law: Impoverishment, Discrimination and Restrictions on Strike in Egypt’s New Labour Law

Press Release1 Jul 2025

Joint NGO input ahead of negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding for Macro-Financial Assistance to Egypt

We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) packag

Press Release30 Jun 2025

As parliament debates the “old-rent law”, the State Security Prosecution extends detention of Ayman Essam, the tenants’ lawyer

The Supreme State Security Prosecution extended the detention of Ayman Essam, a cassation lawyer and legal advisor to the Old Rent Tenants Association, for 15 days in connection with Case No.

Press Release28 Jun 2025

Menoufia road victims: Rights of women and girl agricultural laborers undermined in life and after death

Press Release24 Jun 2025

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for blackmailing his ex-wife and her sister

On June 19th, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) obtained a seven-year prison sentence against "A.S.H." on charges of defaming his ex-wife and her sister and blackmailing them using their photos.

Press Release22 Jun 2025

Lawyer Ahmed Abu Baraka demands court recusal and trial before judges who did not order his detention unlawfully

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) demands that lawyer and former member of parliament Ahmed Abu Baraka, 64, be granted his legal right to request the recusal of judges who are trying him, and that his trial is held before judge

Press Release22 Jun 2025

EIPR demands an urgent investigation into the death of seven detainees at Omraniya police station in less than a year

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) filed a complaint calling on Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky to launch an urgent investigation into the death of seven detainees at the Omraniya police station within a year and suspension of

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