Egypt

The EMHRN welcomes today’s decision to release Egyptian human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah on bail. The prominent blogger and activist will face retrial, together with 24 other defendants.

The EMHRN strongly condemns yesterday’s decision by the Special Chamber of the Criminal Court in Tora, Cairo, to once again deny bail to Egyptian human rights defender Alaa Abdel Fattah.

We call upon the EU and its Member States to send a mission to observe Alaa Abdel Fattah’s next hearing on 10 September to assess its conformity with fair trial standards.

As civil society organizations from around the world, we are concerned that the Human Rights Council has failed to properly address the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt.

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown, 45 international and national human rights groups from across the globe said today in a joint statement.

One year after the military’s deadly onslaught on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, which left hundreds dead and thousands injured, accountability remains elusive.

The EMHRN is appalled by the further postponement of the trial of prominent Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and the arbitrary decisions made against the three defendants.

The EMHRN is gravely concerned by yesterday’s decision of the Special Chamber of the Criminal Court to postpone, once again, the trial of prominent Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.