Egypt
Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government has been experiencing one of its worst human rights crises in many decades. The government has tried to whitewash abuses but taken no serious steps to address the crisis. Tens of thousands of government critics, including journalists, peaceful activists, and human rights defenders, remain imprisoned on abusive “terrorism” charges, many in lengthy pretrial detention. Authorities harass and detain relatives of dissidents abroad and use vague “morality” charges to prosecute LGBT people, female social media influencers, and survivors of sexual violence. Grave crimes, including torture and enforced disappearances, are committed with impunity.
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“All This Terror Because of a Photo”
Digital Targeting and Its Offline Consequences for LGBT People in the Middle East and North Africa
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Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups
COP27 Countries Should Press Cairo to End Restrictions, Enable Participation
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Egypt Should Withdraw NGO Registration Deadline
Joint Letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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Egypt: End Stranglehold on Nongovernmental Groups
Abolish Registration Deadline Until Law is Amended
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Egypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists
Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group
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Egypt: Release Prison Population Figures
Lack of Transparency, Whitewashing Efforts as Abuse Continues
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Egypt: IMF Bailout Highlights Risks of Austerity, Corruption
Some Positive Steps on Social Protection, Transparency
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Governments Should Commit to Fossil Fuel Phase Out at COP27
Fossil Fuels Drive the Climate Crisis, Human Rights Harms
