Egypt

Fact Sheet Find basic data on Egypt, it's people and government and a link to the international human rights instruments ratified by Egypt.

Human Rights Issues Learn about the main human rights issues at stake in Egypt and find useful links to know more.

Civil Society Initiatives Learn about the different initiatives on Egypt taken by Civil Society.

Recent News on Egypt

• Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Condemn Unfair Verdict for the Imprisonment of Ibrahim Eissa
• Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
• Egypt: Deadly journey through the desert
• Assault and intimidation acts against Mr. Mohamed Bayoumi
• Punishing Saad El Din Ibrahim, A New Ring in the Chain of Opinion Trials
• Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
• Egypt: Release Dozens of Protestors Held Without Charge
• Egypt : Deportation of 1400 Eritrean asylum seekers
• Egypt: Obey Court, Recognize Labor Group
• The Euro-Mediterranean Network Discusses the Anti-Terrorist Act and Freedom of Non-Governmental Organizations with Dr. Moufid Shehab, the Advisor to the Minister of Social Security and the Secretary General of the National Council for Human Rights
• The Egyptian Government is Heading to Close Down the Third Rights Association under the Pretext of “the Voluntary Activity” !
• Egypt: Court Upholds HIV Sentences, Reinforces Intolerance
• Positive Step towards the Respect of Freedom of Association in Egypt but Concerns Remain
• Egypt: Serious concerns over restrictions to the freedom of movement of judges Hisham Bastawissi and Ashraf El-Baroudi.
• Recommendations on human rights in view of the meeting of the Subcommittee on political matters between the EU and Egypt
• Egypt: Shameful attempt to silence human rights defenders
• EU-Egypt Association Council
• Egypt: campaign against reform advocates
• EU-Egyptian Negotiations on the ENP Action Plan
• President of the EMHRN Denied Entrance into Egypt
• New law to restrict the formation of human rights NGO's - Egypt
• Clampdown on anti-war demonstrations in Cairo against Egypt's HR Commitment
• Egyptian bill on NGOs threatens human rights activists
• Saed El-Din Ibrahim: seven years imprisonment in Egypt
• Attack on Civil Society - Egypt
• Concerns about ongoing of detentions of human rights defenders - Egypt
• Open Letter concerning the arrest of Dr Saad El-Din Ibrahim
• Court of Egypt rules the NGO Law of 1999 Unconstitutional
• Egyptian Human Rights Defender Facing Imprisonment
• Publication of a report on freedom of association in Egypt
• Arrest of the Secretary General of the Egyptian Organisation for HR
• Human Rights in the Euro-Med Region

Publications

• European Neighbourhood Policy Presentation (2006)
• ENP - Human Rights in the Egypt Action Plan
• Justice in the South and East of the Mediterranean Region (2006)
• Integration of Women's Rights into the Euromed Partnership (2003)
• Human Rights Organisations in Egypt (1999)

Members in Egypt

• Cairo Institute for Human Rights
• Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Condemn Unfair Verdict for the Imprisonment of Ibrahim Eissa
• Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
• Egypt: Deadly journey through the desert
• Assault and intimidation acts against Mr. Mohamed Bayoumi
• Punishing Saad El Din Ibrahim, A New Ring in the Chain of Opinion Trials
• Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
• Egypt: Release Dozens of Protestors Held Without Charge
• Egypt: Obey Court, Recognize Labor Group
• The Euro-Mediterranean Network Discusses the Anti-Terrorist Act and Freedom of Non-Governmental Organizations with Dr. Moufid Shehab, the Advisor to the Minister of Social Security and the Secretary General of the National Council for Human Rights
• The Egyptian Government is Heading to Close Down the Third Rights Association under the Pretext of “the Voluntary Activity” !
• Egypt: Court Upholds HIV Sentences, Reinforces Intolerance