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. 730 of 2020, on Dec 29th.
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.
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 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.
