Rights Groups Warn Against Designating Egypt as a Safe Country of Origin
The undersigned organizations find the European Commission’s April 16, 2025 proposal to establish a Union-wide list of “safe countries of origin” and to include Egypt among them incompatible with the EU’s human rights obligations.
Egypt: Ahead of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh's trial, rights organizations demand the dismissal of the retaliatory case against him
The undersigned human rights organizations are gravely concerned as the trial of Ahmed Aboul Fotouh approaches, with its first session on Sunday, 27 April. Ahmed is the son of Dr.
EIPR calls for appointment of independent judge to investigate El-Negeila events in Matrouh
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky and Minister of Justice Adnan al-Fangary to use their powers under Articles 64 and 65 of the Criminal Procedures Law to appoint an independent judge to investigate the complaints filed by the families
In a new study: EIPR sets criteria for equality and anti-discrimination law and analyzes proposed draft laws
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 stipulated in Article 53 - a time-bound constitutional
EIPR calls on the Public Prosecutor and the Ministry of Interior to investigate complaints regarding Abdel Khaleq Farouk's detention conditions
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky and Interior Minister Major General Mahmoud Tawfik to swiftly look into three complaints filed by Dr Abdel Khaleq Farouk's wife regarding the health requirements of the cell in which he is held.
EIPR calls on the Public Prosecutor to release two children arrested more than a year ago for supporting Palestine
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky to release both M.M. and A.M. and investigate their illegal detention that has been ongoing for more than a year at Dar al-Salam police station.
Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Release of Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
To:
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Right Honourable David Lammy, UK Foreign Secretary
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Her Excellency Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union
Dear Esteemed Officials,
Egypt: Halt arbitrary arrest, disappearance and threatened deportation of Ahmadi minority members
The Egyptian authorities must stop all plans to forcibly return a Syrian asylum seeker who is at risk of deportation to Syria as early as tomorrow and end their ongoing crackdown on members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, Amnesty International and the Egyptian Initiative for Persona
