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1526 citizens on terrorism lists for an additional five years further evidences justice system’s deterioration
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 10th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 1526 Egyptians on terrorism lists for an additional five years. We...

Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties
“Egyptian authorities have been abusing many women and children in North Sinai to extract information about their...

Joint statement: Human rights organizations condemn the continued abuses against mechanical engineering professor Manar Al-Tantawy
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued arbitrary practices by the Higher Technological Institute (HTI) in...

Egypt adds human rights defenders to new terrorism lists after launch of ‘national dialogue’
On 14 April, the Egyptian Official Gazette published a decision to include 81 individuals on terrorism lists for five years, followed by the freezing of their assets and a travel ban on them. Among those listed were Mosaad el-Barbari, the director of the Haqqohom (Their Right) campaign, Iman Mohamed Gad el-Haq, a human rights defender working for the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, and Shorouk Amgad, a human rights defender at the Committee for Justice.

egypt: As National Dialogue starts, family and supporters of Ahmed Tantawy arrested after he announced his intent to run as president
The undersigned organizations condemn the arrest of at least eight family members and supporters of prospective presidential...

Governments and international and UN bodies must intervene to provide safe passages for civilians and urgent means of relief
The undersigned are closely following the developments of the armed conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed...

Detained Academic At Risk of Death
The Egyptian authorities should immediately release Salah Soltan, the arbitrarily detained father of a prominent US human...

After the attack on activists and HRDs by the Badr 1 prison administration Security forces arrest Neama Hesham from her home in the today’s hours
The signatories to this statement call for the immediate release of Mrs. Neama Hisham, who did not...

32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial
The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and...

Egypt: Solidarity statement with poet Galal El Behairy on the 5th anniversary of his arbitrary arrest and his announcement of a hunger strike
El Behairy was arbitrarily arrested on March 5, 2018 at Cairo Airport. The following day, he appeared...
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