We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) packag
Files: Economic Rights
The Supreme State Security Prosecution extended the detention of Ayman Essam, a cassation lawyer and legal advisor to the Old Rent Tenants Association, for 15 days in connection with Case No.
- Benefits included in the law are de facto “suspended”, while its provisions deals severe blows to wages and job security
4 May 2025
More than 20 years after the issuance of the “Unified Labour Law No. 12 of 2003”, and after nearly nine years of preparing and proposing various ver sions of an updated labour law, the government has put forward a new labour bill at a time of extreme instability, severe inflationary pressures, and a cost of-living crisis for the country’s wage earners.
14 Apr 2025
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) launched today a new study as part of its concerted work and advocacy efforts targeting a new law that guarantees equality, prevents discrimination, and meets the constitutional obligation stip
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 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.
