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UN Annual Update on Gender Justice and the Law: Egyptian Women’s Reality Challenges Official “Achievements” Narrative

While the Egyptian government and the National Council for Women continue to boast about “progress” on women’s rights in Egypt, a new UN report highlights the absence of even basic legal equality for women in th

  • Detainee Tarek Ashraf Mahfouz death at Al-Haram police station: Autopsy reveals visible bodily injuries

  • One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure

Propaganda vs. Reality: Systematic Violations of Inmates’ Rights in Badr “Model” Prison

Press Release24 Dec 2025

ٍImmediately Release Detainee “Recycled” in 9 Similar State Security Cases

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfiq to intervene immediately to ensure the implementation of the decision issued on 23 December 2025, by the 19th Circuit of South Cairo Criminal Court, or

Press Release24 Dec 2025

Infographic | Death Penalties in Egypt during October 2025

During the month of October, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 21 defendants in 13 cases. Among them, 3 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.

Press Release23 Dec 2025

Two minors sentenced to 10 years in prison on “terrorism” charges over alleged online activity

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) strongly condemns the ruling by the Benha Child Court sentencing two children to ten years in prison on “terrorism” charges based on their alleged online activity.

Press Release22 Dec 2025

A day before their court hearing against eviction: Water supply cut off for residents of Alexandria building

Residents of the “Loulouat Smouha” tower in Alexandria, were surprised on 21 December when their drinking water supply was cut off by a group of employees from the Alexandria Water Company, accompanied by  the company’s chairman in person and a

Press Release21 Dec 2025

Portland Cement (Titan) finally pays EGP 1 million in compensation to Wadi Al-Qamar resident for health damages caused by coal use

After more than a year and a half since one of the victims obtained an unprecedented

Press Release15 Dec 2025

Four Years After Its Opening, New EIPR Investigation into Badr “Model” Prison

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.

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