Human rights activists risk prosecution, asset freezes In recent weeks, the Egyptian authorities have summoned human rights workers for questioning, banned them from travel and attempted to freeze their personal […]
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EuroMed Rights and the Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) express serious concern at the ongoing detention in Egypt of Aya Hegazy and the other six co-defendants, including her husband Mohammed
Serious Concerns about fairness of Belady Foundation Trial Read More »
Brussels/Copenhagen/Paris/Tunis, 16 March 2016 EuroMed Rights condemns the latest attempts to silence civil society in Egypt. We urge the European Union (EU) and its member states to raise this issue
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International Day for Women’s rights On this International Women’s Day, EuroMed Rights gives an overview of the situation with regard to violence against women in the Euro-Mediterranean region. From
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Brussels, 22 February 2016 – As increasing numbers of cases of torture, deaths in detention and forced disappearances are being reported in Egypt, some gaining international media attention, the Egyptian authorities
Joint Statement on Egypt: El Nadim Center Must Not Be Silenced Read More »
JOINT STATEMENT EGYPT: Travel bans systematically used to silence Human Rights defenders’ voices Brussels, 12 February 2016. The travel ban against Mr Gamal Eid issued on 4 February 2016
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Brussels, 4 February 2016 EuroMed Rights strongly condemns today’s travel ban decision on Gamal Eid, Executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and calls for the immediate and
EGYPT: Lift Gamal Eid’s Travel Ban! Read More »
January 25th Revolution anniversary January 25th marks the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, which overthrew former President Mubarak to instore democracy and social justice. However, despite hope and
Free Human Rights Activists in Egypt! Read More »
Egypt, 22 December 2015 – Activist and surgeon Ahmed Said was jailed in November after taking part in a peaceful protest to commemorate people who died during Egypt’s 2011 uprising. From
They can’t kill an idea: an activist’s letter from jail Read More »
This factsheet finds that the current Egyptian legislation fails to address the surge of gender-based sexual assaults and rape which has increased significantly since the fall of the Mubarak regime in January 2011.
Violence against Women Surges in Egypt Read More »
