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After preventing him from taking exams and dening him visits, Mohamed Adel moved to 10th of Ramadan prison while on hunger strike

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) holds Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik fully responsible for the health and safety of political prisoner Mohamed Adel, the former spokesman of the 6 April Movement, who has been cut off from the outside world since announcing his intention to

  • EIPR condemns the referral of Hoda Abdel Moneim to trial for the third time and calls for her immediate release

  • The Administrative Judiciary accepts EIPR’s appeal against the termination of client’s delegation at the National Council for Mental Health

A regression on the legal status quo: Bill undermines basic refugees’ protections.. A joint policy brief from RPE & EIPR on the government's asylum bill

Press Release30 Dec 2024

Infographic | Death Penalties in Egypt during November 2024

During the month of November, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 26 defendants in 20 cases. Among them, 4 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.

Press Release26 Dec 2024

Seven UN human rights rapporteurs issue warning about new asylum law and call on the Egyptian government to amend it

Seven UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the Egyptian government  expressing serious reservations and outlining a deta

News26 Dec 2024

Suspended freedom: State Security Prosecution releases 88 detainees while continuing to detain them under "recycling"

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) denounced the Supreme State Security Prosecution's decision to release 88 defendants in 16 cases open between 2018 and 2022, while continuing to detain them after recycling them into other open

News24 Dec 2024

Two EIPR clients released in Alexandria after being accused of "joining a group established in violation of law"

The East Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in Alexandria decided to release two EIPR clients on bail of 1,000 pounds each, in connection with Case No. 32096 of 2024 (First Montazah Misdemeanors).

Press Release23 Dec 2024

Human Rights Organizations: Right to Return for North Sinai Residents is Fundamental, and Military Trials are invalid

The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and journalists.

News23 Dec 2024

After 20 months of pretrial detention, Nasserist Party member Aida Mahmoud Othman released

On December 23rd, the Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of 19 defendants, involved in 11 cases that have been open since 2022 and 2023.

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