Torture; "recycling" of detainees; political prisoners; enforced disappearances; enactment of abusive laws on criminal procedure, asylum, and associations; crackdowns on journalists and rights defenders; women's rights; inadequate social spendi
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On the sidelines of his participation at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt, held in Geneva this week, Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), held several meetings, including two s
Seven UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the Egyptian government expressing serious reservations and outlining a deta
Over a hundred organizations and human rights defenders are urging governments worldwide to take immediate and concrete actions—political, economic, trade, investment, and diplomatic—to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and en
Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations
11 October, 2023
Delivered by Hossam Bahgat
Madam Chair, distinguished members
27 Jan 2023
The human rights crisis in Egypt has persisted and even worsened over the last three years, as confirmed by the mid-term report submitted by the Egyptian Taskforce for Human Rights* to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism at the United Nations, titled ‘A Crisis by Design: The Systematic Nature of Human Rights Violations in Egypt’.
