07/03/2023 – 04/04/2023
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Egypt
Counterterrorism measures need to respect human rights and rule of law
On May 4, 2023, Egypt and the European Union co-chaired the 21st Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordination Committee Meeting, formally handing over the co-chairship of the forum from Morocco to
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EU member states must break with IMF’s punitive loan fees
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposes punitive additional fees on struggling economies, because they are struggling economies. In the MENA region, the Fund has hiked the loan costs of Tunisia,
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Rare meeting of Egyptian, International Rights Groups; COP27-linked session should open way to routine consultations
On 12 November, for the first time in years, representatives of 12 independent Egyptian, regional, and international human rights organizations met in person in Cairo for a roundtable hosted by
Prominent Italian Human Rights activist banned from entering Egypt to participate in COP 27
Mr Caracciolo’s denial of entry confirms earlier concerns about restrictions facing civil society at COP27.
COP27: No climate justice without an open civic space!
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – also known as COP27 has started a few days after the Egyptian authorities launched an arbitrary arrest campaign of over 100 people
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Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests
Thursday, September 29, 2022 marks three years since Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were arrested by the Egyptian authorities.
Joint Letter – Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Egregious Human Rights Violations
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Mr. Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs The White House 1600
21 NGOs urge German Ministers to raise human rights and release of prisoners with Egypt’s Sisi ahead of COP27
Ahead of the 18-19 July 2022 Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which you will co-chair with Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi, we 21 national, regional and international civil society organisations are writing to
COP27: 36 NGOs urge Egyptian authorities to end crackdown on civil society organizations and peaceful protests
Uphold Rights to Free Expression at Environmental Summit Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to