During the month of August, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 17 defendants in 14 cases. Additionally, 36 defendants' papers were referred to the Grand Mufti in 15 other cases.
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the unlawful detention of six employees who were dismissed after being nonconsensually tested positive for drugs.
17 Oct 2024
A whole year has passed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression that has assumed genocidal proportions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an aggression that has spread to the West Bank and, more recently, Lebanon. More than 42,000 people have died and 10,000 are missing. Meanwhile, no more than a five-hour drive from the Gaza border, Cairo and other cities in Egypt have been a site of suppression of any attempt by Egyptians to show solidarity with the Palestinian and the Lebanese people trapped under incessant Israeli bombardment.
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the continued disappearance of student Ahmed Hassan Mustafa, for more than 2000 days to date.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the decision of the Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court at the Badr Courts complex to deny a petition to unfreeze the assets of EIPR’s executive director, Hossam Bahgat and o
The Egyptian-British writer and activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, must be released on Sunday 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence, in accordance with Egyptian law, a coalition of 59 Egyptian and international civil society organ
During the month of July, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 36 defendants in 20 cases. Among them, 2 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), along with 33 rights and press freedom organizations, condemns the recent arrests and enforced disappe
