As the fourth anniversary of the opening of Badr Prison Complex in the last quarter of 2021 approaches, The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) today released a report entitled “Propaganda vs.
Programs: Criminal Justice
The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) ordered the release of five detainees held in connection with Case No.
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Introduction
In a TV telephone interview in September 2021, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the imminent inauguration of a prison complex in Wadi al-Natrun, to be Egypt’s largest and the first of seven or eight similar complexes. He said its inmates would “serve their sentences humanely and decently ... movement, sustenance, healthcare, social and cultural care, and rehabilitation, in a similar system to that of American prisons” and that “no one will be punished twice.”
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) demands the immediate release of Hisham Mamdouh Ali (35 years old), who has been detained for over 11 years after being "recycled" (rotated) in multiple cases, and Ahmed Sabry Nassef (26 years
The South Mansoura Criminal Court has sentenced Sami Abu Bakr Rizk to five years in prison after he was charged with assaulting the sanctity of the private life of a teacher, intentionally disturbing and harassing the victim, and managing a pri
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the referral of 64 defendants, divided between two Supreme State Security Docket cases, to trial based on their efforts to support Palestinian rights.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) strongly condemns the renewal of human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer's designation on the “terrorists’ list” for a second period of five years.
Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations
The undersigned organizations call for the immediate release of lawyer at the Court of Cassation and former member of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights, Hoda Abdelmonem (66 years old), who has been subjected to relentless reprisals and
