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GENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained without warrants, held incommunicado and then accused of multiple spurious offences. “Exercising one's right to freedom of expression, association or peaceful assembly is not a crime. Everyone has the right to promote and protect human rights. There is no justification for the actions being taken against human rights defenders by the Egypt authorities,” said Mary Lawlor, UN Speci...

A picture taken during a guided tour organized by the Egypt’s State Information Services shows a mounted police officer on his horse in Tora prison, Cairo, 11 November 2019, MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images Five leading human rights organizations in the country call for the urgent implementation of seven necessary measures to end the unprecedented deterioration in human rights. This statement was originally published on anhri.info on 4 May 2021. Five Egyptian human rights organizations announced today a list of seven necessary, specific and urgent measures to stop ...

Egypt releases two journalists after international outcry Solafa Magdy and her husband Hossam el-Sayyad had been held in pre-trial detention for 16 months over their journalism work Solafa Magdy (L) and Hossam el-Sayyad (R) were released on Wednesday (Facebook) By Published date: 14 April 2021 13:38 UTC | Last update: 5 sec ago Egyptian authorities released journalists Solafa Magdy and her husband Hossam el-Sayyad on Wednesday after more than a year in pre-trial detention, which rights groups have condemned as an attack on free speec...

3 minute read A picture taken during a guided tour organised by the Egyptian State Information Service shows inmates resting in their cell at Borg el-Arab prison, near the city of Alexandria, 20 November 2019, MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images A new report from the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) reveals how Egypt built dozens of jails since the January 2011 revolution to keep thousands of prisoners, including roughly 65,000 prisoners of conscience, behind bars. This statement was originally published on anhri.info on 11 April 2021. The Arabic Networ...

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) yesterday warned of the rapid increase in the number of prisons in Egypt, since the January 25 Revolution in 2011. [caption id='attachment_...