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
Programs: Criminal Justice
On 23 November, the Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court issued a decision in Case No. 620 of 2018, removing 716 names from the terror list, out of 1,524 people involved in the same case.
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
During the month of October 2024, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 7 defendants in 6 cases. Among them, 1 was issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the referral of its client, lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, 61, coordinator of ‘the Association of Families of the Forcibly Disappeared’, to trial in two of the three cases brought against hi
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
Refugees in Egypt and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights: The asylum bill inflates security measures and is inconsistent with Egypt’s international obligations
14 Nov 2024
prepared by the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
Introduction
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 Sunday, 10 November, the State Security Prosecution in the Fifth Settlement in Cairo questioned poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma for five hours.
