Several political detainees were released on March 6th upon decisions from various courts as well as the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
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Two years have passed since the Emergency Supreme State Security Court issued a non-appealable prison sentences, against 31 members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), including lawyers Hoda Abdel Moneim, Mohamed Abu Hu
Two years have passed since the Emergency Supreme State Security Court issued a non-appealable prison sentences, against 31 members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), including lawyers Hoda Abdel Moneim, Mohamed Abu Hu
His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Office of the President
Al Ittihadiya Palace
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
March 4, 2025
We, the undersigned organizations, support the calls made by states during Egypt’s 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held at the Human Rights Council on January 28, 2025, urging the E
On Feb 9th, The Court of Cassation accepted appeal No.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) to release journalist and playwright Ahmed Serag, whose detention renewal is set to be considered for the first time on January 26th.
As the Gaza ceasefire comes into effect today, 19 January 2025, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) renews its call for all the relevant authorities, primarily the Prosecutor General Mohamed Shawky, to release all those held in p
Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), on bail set at EGP 20,000 pending investigation in Case No.
The undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the disappearance of journalist and poet Abdulrahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi since January 8, 2025, following his boarding of a private plane bound for Abu Dhabi.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) reiterates its condemnation of the punitive prosecution of lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim (65), who was referred by the Supreme State Security Prosecution on trial in connection with Case No.
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.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the punitive prosecution of cassation lawyer, and former member of the National Council for Human Rights Hoda Abdel Moneim, 65, who was referred to trial by the State Security Prosecut
The Egyptian government must immediately lift the arbitrary travel bans and asset freezes imposed upon three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent Egyptian human rights organisation, solely for their legit
The undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the continued repression by Egyptian authorities against human rights defenders and lawyers, who are frequently targeted with frivolous charges to justify their prolonged arbitrary pre
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Council against the continued imposition of punitive measures against three of its directors, coinciding with the end of the fourth year of sanc
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) announced today the issuance of a judicial order lifting the asset freeze imposed on its Executive Director Hossam Bahgat for eight years "pending investigation" into the activities of independ
Yesterday, November 12th, the Supreme State Security Prosecution released defendants on various cases, including EIPR client Abdullah Al-Sayed Ali, who was detained pending Case 2490 of 2024, on charges related to his solidarity with the rights
On Thursday, November 7th, poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma received an official request to appear before the Supreme State Security Prosecution in the Fifth Settlement on Sunday, November 10th, concerning Case No.
