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The Egyptian government must immediately lift the arbitrary travel bans and asset freezes imposed upon three directors of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a prominent Egyptian human rights organisation, solely for their legit
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) expressed its dismay at the decision issued on 26 November by the Administrative Court’s Justice Chamber of the State’s Council that rejected 19 of the petitions EIPR had filed against the Mini
On 23 November, the Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court issued a decision in Case No. 620 of 2018, removing 716 names from the terror list, out of 1,524 people involved in the same case.
The undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the continued repression by Egyptian authorities against human rights defenders and lawyers, who are frequently targeted with frivolous charges to justify their prolonged arbitrary pre
During the month of October 2024, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 7 defendants in 6 cases. Among them, 1 was issued final verdicts that could not be appealed.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls for the Ministry of Interior to rescind its administrative directive mandating prior travel authorisation for certain women seeking to depart from Egypt for Saudi Arabia.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the referral of its client, lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, 61, coordinator of ‘the Association of Families of the Forcibly Disappeared’, to trial in two of the three cases brought against hi
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Council against the continued imposition of punitive measures against three of its directors, coinciding with the end of the fourth year of sanc
The bill contravenes international law and the Egyptian constitution
Refugees in Egypt and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights: The asylum bill inflates security measures and is inconsistent with Egypt’s international obligations
Yesterday, November 12th, the Supreme State Security Prosecution released defendants on various cases, including EIPR client Abdullah Al-Sayed Ali, who was detained pending Case 2490 of 2024, on charges related to his solidarity with the rights
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) announced today the issuance of a judicial order lifting the asset freeze imposed on its Executive Director Hossam Bahgat for eight years "pending investigation" into the activities of independ
On Sunday, 10 November, the State Security Prosecution in the Fifth Settlement in Cairo questioned poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma for five hours.
During the month of September, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 29 defendants in 20 cases. Among them. Additionally, 9 defendants' papers were referred to the Grand Mufti in 7 other cases.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the blatant violation of the minimum fair trial guarantees to which Ahmed Sabry Nassef has been subjected over the past seven years after the Ministry of Interior failed to implement a
On Thursday, November 7th, poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma received an official request to appear before the Supreme State Security Prosecution in the Fifth Settlement on Sunday, November 10th, concerning Case No.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) holds the State Security Prosecution, the Ministry of Interior – represented by the 10th of Ramadan Prison administration – and the Badr Terrorism Circuits in charge of renewing Sherif El-Rouby
Ihab Masoud Juha, 51 years of age, died two days ago , November 4th 2024, after over five years of unlawful pretrial detention, during which he was subjected to medical negligence that amounts to murder by omission, after the terrorism judicial