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 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. Secretary and Mr. Sullivan, We, the undersigned organizations, urge the administration not to provide the $300 million … Continued
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 urge you to press President al-Sisi, publicly and privately, to take prompt and effective measures to reopen civic space in Egypt ahead of the COP27 … Continued
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 enable a successful climate summit, known as the COP27, in Egypt, 36 organizations said today. COP27 brings together state parties to the UN Framework Convention … Continued
June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 20 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights work and is only putting his life and psychological well-being at serious risk. June 25, 2022 will mark 1,000 days of Mohamed … Continued
To: Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the European Commission Foreign Ministers of the EU member states Brussels, May 25, 2022 RE: Joint NGO letter ahead of EU-Egypt Association Council meeting Dear High Representative / Vice-President Borrell, Dear Foreign Ministers of EU member states, We are writing ahead of the upcoming … Continued
During the “Egyptian Family’s Iftar party” last Ramadan, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a “comprehensive national political dialogue without discrimination” in the presence of opposition figures.
Egypt is hit hard by the global implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but a new loan agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt is not necessarily good news for the country’s poorest. As the world’s largest importer of wheat, 80% of which comes from Ukraine and Russia, Egypt is experiencing a … Continued
On March 6, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published its 2022-27 Egypt Country Strategy. The undersigned organizations commend the EBRD’s more realistic appraisal of the human rights situation in Egypt compared to the previous Assessment and Strategy in 2017. We appreciate the EBRD’s recognition of the striking regression of human rights and the rule of … Continued
Joint statement following the death, in custody, of economic researcher and advisor of the Egyptian Reform and Development Party Ayman Hadhoud.
Seven organisations, including EuroMed Rights, call on the IMF to use its loan negotiations with Egypt to promote socio-economic rights.
