During the month of December, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 42 defendants in 32 cases. Additionally, 49 defendants' papers were referred to the Grand Mufti in 33 other cases.
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said its executive director Hossam Bahgat received a summons to appear before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) on Sunday, 19 January.
In the context of the review of Egypt’s human rights record before member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in January, a group of women’s rights orga
The Ninth Circuit of the Criminal Court of Appeal in Alexandria, ruled on the appeal submitted by three residents of Sidi Barrani in Matrouh Governorate against their prison sentences. 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) 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 th
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.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the Dikirnis Misdemeanor Court of Appeal’s decision to renew the detention of five citizens, including two children, for 15 days on charges of “inciting a gathering aimed at attacking
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.
On December 24th, the Administrative Judiciary Court in Qalyubia issued a ruling in appeal No. 1347 of 26 (judicial year) in favor of an EIPR client.
Seven UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the Egyptian government expressing serious reservations and outlining a deta
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
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).
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.
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.
In late November, The Egyptian Cabinet, unexpectedly, approved a new draft law aiming to regulate medical liability and enhancing patient protection.
One and a half year has passed since the state crime near Pylos was committed, which led to the death of more than 600 people migrating to Europe.
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, urge the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to release people
On December 8th and 9th, security forces dispersed a number of spontaneous gatherings and randomly arrested at least 30 Syrians in the 6th of October City (Northern west of Cairo), after members of the Syrian community in Egypt went out to cele
On Tuesday, Dec 10th, the Ninth Circuit of the Criminal Court of Appeal in Alexandria looked into an appeal submitted by three residents of the Sidi Barrani town in Marsa Matrouh Governorate, who were convicted in the "Sidi Barrani incident".
