21 human rights organizations in a joint statement against the US President’s statements: Justice For Palestinians, Not Complicity in the Forced Displacement of Palestinians
We, the undersigned organizations, have followed over the last few days repeated statements made by The President of the United States - Donald Trump - calling for the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
Joint Letter: Urgent Appeal for a Presidential Pardon for Alaa Abdel-Fattah
His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Office of the President
Al Ittihadiya Palace
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
March 4, 2025
Dear President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,
EIPR executive director meets Norwegian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Eivind Vad Petersson received Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) Hossam Bahgat at the ministry's headquarters in Oslo on February 21st.
EIPR demands disclosure of student Hussein El-Sharqawi’s whereabouts and calls for his release
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky to urgently launch an investigation into the illegal detention of student Hussein Ragab Hussein El-Sharqawi, for more than 180 days, and his enforced disappearance since January 27th.
EIPR welcomes the release of Samanoud Weaving and Textile workers and calls for the immediate release of the rest of the detainees and the dropping of all charges against the strikers
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls for the immediate release of worker Hisham al-Banna, who was excluded from the release order issued in favour of the Samanoud Weaving and Textile workers.
Military court sentences conscript to three years in prison over remarks "offensive to Islam", EIPR files a grievance
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemned a three-year prison sentence issued by a military court on 28 July against conscript Youssef Saad Haneen for "committing behaviour that is harmful to the order, rules and requirements of the military system".
Marwa Arafa.. More days added to four years of pretrial detention, and the prison administration refuses to enable her to work or study
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) reiterates its call for the implementation of the current Criminal Procedures Law, which sets the maximum limit for pretrial detention at two years.
The Court of Appeal upholds the imprisonment of Abdel-Rahman al-Gadi for 5 years on charges of “contempt of religions”
On Sunday, 25 February, the Court of Appeal (Economic Felonies - Circuit B) accepted - in form - Appeal No.
