We, the undersigned digital and human rights organizations, join the open call for an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing bloodshed in G
Programs: Regional & International Human Rights Mechanisms
A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries
Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations
11 October, 2023
Re: IMF Managing Director’s response to the UN Human Rights Council Letter of Allegation concerning surcharge policy
Delivered by Hossam Bahgat
Madam Chair, distinguished members
Today, January 19, 2023, EIPR issued a report titled “Conviction without Evidence: The Unfair Trial of Abu Al-Fotouh, Al-Qassas, and Moaz Al-Sharqawi,” in which it called for the abolition of the lengthy prison sentences issued in Emergency State Security case 1059 of 2021 against 25 defendants, including former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel-Moneim Aboul Fotouh (15 years), his deputy, Mohammed Al-Qassas (ten years), and former student leader, Moaz al-Sharqawi (ten years).