Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights

In a joint statement published today by six human rights and research organisations and lawyers concerned with the right to housing, offered a proposal for reforming the Old Rent Law in the wake of the ruling of the unconstitutionality of fixing rent values last November.  In light of the judg

Position paper

Early May marked the beginning of the trials of defendants referred to the terrorism circuit courts over the past eight months, a development which has thus far underscored the absence of the rule of law in Egypt while reinforcing the public’s loss of confidence in the justice system.  Over

The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on 9 March to release 14 people in connection with Case No. 1516 of 2022, including EIPR client Raed Ahmed Ibrahim (a 34-year-old customer service employee).

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Interior Minister Major General Mahmoud Tawfik to enforce the law and allow political prisoner Mohamed Adel, the former spokesman for the April 6th Movement, to take his exams, which will begin on May 17th.

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on the Public Prosecution to accept the request submitted by the victim in Case No.

The 7th circuit of the Administrative Judiciary Court decided on May 4th to adjourn the hearing set to look into