Hours before his address to the 31st session of the HRCYesterday, Wednesday, March 9, 16 Egyptian rights groups sent a letter to Zeid Ra’ad, the UN high commissioner for human rights, detailing the state of human rights in Egypt and…

Rights groups: we are operating in a repressive climate with the state harassing us at every juncture The undersigned organizations condemn the egregious assault on the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and…

The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned for the health and physical safety of Dr. Ahmed Said, who is currently detained in the Tora maximum security facility, known as the Aqrab Prison, in connection with his participation in a…

By Muhammad abd al-Salam This January, Egyptian authorities prevented the academics Atef Botros and Amel Grami from entering Egypt on the basis that they “represented a danger to national security”, according to security sources at Cairo…

CAIRO UNIVERSITY’S DECISION DEMONSTRATES THE EROSION OF UNIVERSITY INDEPENDENCE AND ITS RELIANCE ON DICTATES OF MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH ACTS AS A COVER FOR SECURITY INTERVENTION IN UNIVERSITIES The undersigned organizations…

13 rights organizations: more than two years in pretrial detention is a flagrant violation of the law AFTE files complaint with High Judiciary Council protesting renewed detention of Mahmoud Mohammed The undersigned organizations strongly…

 The undersigned organizations condemn the recent arbitrary travel bans issued against several individuals involved in public life, in particular human rights defenders, the latest being rights activist Gamal Eid, the director of the Arabic…

22 months in pretrial detention on charges carrying a life sentence: the penalty for a youth initiative to address the tragedy of street children in Egypt Joint press statement The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the ongoing…

to view in English للإطلاع على النشرة باللغة العربيةResearch By: Wesam Atta Translated To English By: Aida Saif ElDawla Violations against the press and media community in Egypt has doubled in the second half of 2015 compared to the first…

100 Days in Detention for Hisham Gaafar and Homeland Security Prosecution Renews Remand for the Seventh Time The undersigned public figures and rights organizations are gravely concerned by the ongoing detention of writer and researcher…