Advocacy / Egypt
MENA Rights Group joins 18 organisations urging US president Joe Biden to secure human rights progress before meeting Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
In a joint letter, 19 organisations called on US president Joe Biden to secure progress on human rights issues before meeting with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). The coalition called on Biden to insist on the release of Egyptian political prisoners, the lifting of unlawful blocks on news sites, and the respect and protection of prisoners’ right to be free from torture and other ill-treatment as pre-requisites, among others, for any bilateral meeting with al-Sisi.
Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests
Three years after the arrest of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and Egyptian activist and writer Alaa Abdel Fattah, MENA Rights Group joins a global coalition of more than 40 organisations calling for their immediate release.
Egypt: Organisations and individuals condemn the re-arrest of Sherif Al Rouby
MENA Rights Group joins organisations and individuals in calling on Egypt to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Sherif Al Rouby and the tens of thousands of others wrongfully detained.
Joint Statement: President Biden's visit has a negative impact on human rights movement in the MENA region
The human rights movement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has paid a heavy price for the unlimited and unconditional support provided by the United Kingdom and United States to repressive governments across the region. The recent visit of US President Joe Biden has reinforced the practice of international relations that prioritises political and economic interests when dealing with repressive governments while turning a blind eye to human rights abuses at the expense of human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience.
Egypt: Twenty human rights organisations call on the Biden administration to withhold 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 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. Secretary and Mr. Sullivan,
MENA Rights Group joins a coalition of 28 civil society organisations condeming the continued blocking of Al-Manassa’s website and calling on the Egyptian authorities to lift the blocking of dozens of news websites
The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of three links to access the Al-Manassa website within approximately 72 hours, starting from Thursday, 14 July. The blocking occurs as part of a series of continued restrictions on the website, which is one of the few independent news sites operating from inside Egypt.
Egypt: Statements on COP27 imply restricting activism
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 organisations said today.
UK Foreign Office must protect its citizens — intervene and #FreeAlaa today
British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been on hunger strike for 53 days now and his situation is deteriorating. Alaa has been recently transferred to the new prison complex in Wadi el-Natrun, but is still on hunger strike, and is yet to receive a consular visit. He continues to ask for a judge to investigate the complaints he and his family have filed over his detention and to communicate with UK lawyers. In a joint statement, MENA Rights group and 28 other human rights NGOs are calling the UK Foreign Office to secure his release and safe transfer to the United Kingdom.
Egypt: End arbitrary detention, free them all
A coalition of 21 human rights organisations calls on Egypt to immediately and unconditionally release all those arbitrarily detained for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, and for defending human rights.
Civil society organisations call on the European Union to withdraw its joint candidacy with Egypt to chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum
A coalition of 16 human rights organisations urge the European Union to reconsider and withdraw its joint candidacy with Egypt to pursue chairing the Global Counterterrorism Forum.