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September 1, 2021 Commentary

Al-Sisi Is Leaving the Sick to Suffer in Egypt’s Prisons

The Egyptian government has deliberately let a former presidential candidate languish behind bars without proper medical care.

Egyptian security forces have been involved in systematic abuses such as enforced disappearance and torture and have used abusive counterterrorism laws and measures to crush peaceful dissent. Egyptian security forces stand guard outside one of the entranc
August 4, 2021 Commentary

"Clean the Streets of Faggots"

Digital Targeting of LGBT People by Middle East/North Africa Governments

Sarah Hegazy, Egyptian LGBTQ activist, photographed by a friend who wished to remain anonymous, at a Mashrou’ Leila concert in Cairo in 2017 © 2020 anonymous.
July 31, 2021 News Release

Egypt: Renewed Judicial Harassment of Rights Defenders

Close Case 173, Lift Arbitrary Restrictions

Human rights activist Gamal Eid is seen at a court in Cairo, March 24, 2016.
July 28, 2021 Commentary

The Trouble With the ‘LGBT Community’

LGBT activists in Beirut, Lebanon shout slogans and hold up a rainbow flag as they march to demand equal rights in a country gripped by economic and financial crisis, June 27, 2020.
July 23, 2021 Statement

Joint Letter: United States Should Condemn Egypt's Silencing of Human Rights Defenders

Logos of 20 human rights organizations
July 21, 2021 Commentary

It’s Time for the US to Stop Selling Weapons to Human Rights Abusers

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July 15, 2021 Q & A

Q&A: Legal Framework and Environment for Nongovernmental Groups (NGOs) in Egypt

Prominent rights activist and journalist Hossam Baghat, center, leaves a courtroom at the Cairo Criminal Court on March 24, 2016. In recent years, Egyptian authorities have relentlessly prosecuted leading human rights and civil society activists for their
June 28, 2021 Commentary

Egypt Persecutes TikTok Women While Men Get Impunity for Sexual Violence

Egyptian influencers Hanin Hossam and Mawadda al-Adham, who were sentenced to two years in prison on charges of violating public morals, on the video-sharing app TikTok in Egypt's capital Cairo.
June 28, 2021 Commentary

Egypt’s Execution Frenzy Has to Stop

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.
June 23, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement: Human Rights Organizations Urge Transparency and Accountability for Egypt’s Alleged Role in Khashoggi’s Murder

An Indonesian journalist holds a placard during a protest over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabia embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2018.
June 18, 2021 News Release

Egypt: Commute Death Sentences for Rab’a Protestors

Leading Opposition Figures Convicted in Unfair Mass Trial

A volunteer tends to an injured demonstrator in front of a police armored personnel carrier (APC) in Rab’a Square in Cairo, Egypt on August 14, 2013
June 1, 2021 News Release

Egypt: President Should Act to Unshackle Freedoms

Urgent Action Needed to Address Serious Concerns Raised by UN Rights Bodies

Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders.
May 18, 2021 News Release

Egypt: Prisoner’s Family Detained for Torture Complaints

Release Mother Still in Custody

From left to right: Abdelrahman al-Showeikh, Gamal al-Showeikh, Salsbeel al-Showeikh, and Hoda Abdel Hamid
May 10, 2021 News Release

Middle East/North Africa: End Violent Punishment of Children

Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies

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April 26, 2021 Dispatches

UN Elections Shouldn’t Disparage Human Rights

Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, China, Myanmar Win Women’s Rights Posts

U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)

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