Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights

During 2025, the Egyptian Prison Authority carried out death sentences by hanging against at least 15 individuals, including one woman, across 10 cases.

Four human rights Special Rapporteurs appointed by the UN Human Rights Council published a joint communication addressed to the Egyptian government regarding the situation of migrants, asylum

During the month of December, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 52 defendants in 31 cases. Among them, 2 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed. Additionally, 55 defendants' papers were referred to the Mufti in 26 other cases.

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and REDRESS welcome an important decision by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), which found that Egypt’s use of forced genital examinations (also known as “virginity tests”) on two women pro-democracy protesters in 20

During the month of November, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 51 defendants in 30 cases. Among them, 4 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed. Additionally, 25 defendants' papers were referred to the Mufti in 16 other cases.

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

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on the Public Prosecution to ensure an urgent and transparent investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Tarek Ashraf El-Sayed Mahfouz while in custody at Al-Haram police station, particularly given the documen

Today, 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Lebanon.

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, ordering the release of Ahmed Sabry Nasif (26 years

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.