In an ongoing crackdown on dissent, Egypt’s Judiciary has levelled hefty prison sentences against Alaa Abdel Fattah and his co-defendants in a trial lacking the most basic standards of fairness.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the EMHRN calls on activists to stand up against impunity and ensure accountability for crimes against women.
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The EMHRN is closely monitoring the worsening human rights situation in Egypt. This tendency was on display again when confrontations between the police and peaceful demonstrators resulted in the death of over 20 people.
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After yet another deadly confrontation between police forces and peaceful demonstrators in Egypt, the EMHRN is appalled by the killing of more than 20 peaceful protestors marking the 4th anniversary of Egypt’s revolution.
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Under the condoning eyes of the international community, Egypt’s rulers have brought the country full circle, dashing the aspirations of those who risked their lives in Tahrir Square for a new Egypt.
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The EMHRN, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Front Line Defenders strongly condemn the two year jail sentence handed down by the appeal court for Yara Sallam and 23 other young activists.
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The Special Chamber in Cairo heard from Alaa Abd El Fattah’s lawyer, in the ongoing Shura Council case, in which Alaa Abd El Fattah and 24 other activists have been charged under Egypt’s controversial Protest Law.
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In the context of growing racism in the Euro-Mediterranean region, EMHRN reiterates the importance of universal access to human rights and denounces the lack of access to social, economic and cultural rights for all.
The latest hearings held in the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah and his co-defendants (known as the Shura Council case) demonstrated again the baseless charges held against the defendants.
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In its latest report, Freedom of Assembly under Threat: Muzzling Dissent in the Euro-Mediterranean Region, the EMHRN rings the alarm on the increasing stifling of the right to peaceful assembly in the region.
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