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February 25, 2022 News

Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge DHS, State Department to Designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon

Groups Renew the Call for an Immediate Designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon

February 24, 2022 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20016 The Honorable Antony J. Blinken U.S. Secretary of State Harry S. Truman Building 2201 C Street, N.W. Washington…

November 23, 2021 News

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Human Rights Concerns Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Dear Secretary Blinken, Our organizations write to you in response to the…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.

November 9, 2021 News

Letter to President Biden on US Policy Toward the Middle East

November 3, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: US Policy Toward the Middle East Dear President Biden, When you were elected last year, we urged your incoming administration to strive to be a…

April 15, 2021 News

Joint Letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Egypt

Dear President Renaud-Basso, Egyptian government-aligned media reported that you will be visiting Egypt in the coming weeks. During any such visit, we 26 civil society organizations urge you to convey to the Egyptian authorities that the country’s…

February 23, 2021 News

Joint Letter to UN Experts and EU States Re: Police Violence Targeting LGBT Activists in Tunisia

February 23, 2021 Clement Nyaletsossi Voule Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Irene Khan Special Rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression Joseph Cannataci Special Rapporteur on…

Protesters gather in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia on February 6, 2021.

January 21, 2021 News

Open letter to the European Union and its Member States on Egypt

Dear High Representative, Dear Foreign Ministers, We are writing ahead of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Council discussion on Egypt to raise our serious concerns, once again, about the human rights crisis unfolding in the country, and to urge the…

November 30, 2020 News

Letter to IMF Executive Board Re: Transparency for Egypt's Military Firms

Dear IMF Executive Board, We are writing regarding the first review of Egypt’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) concluded by IMF staff on November 19, 2020.[1] Under the terms of the program, the Egyptian government is required to “build on” a report on…

June 23, 2020 News

Joint NGO Letter to IMF Re: IMF Engagement on Governance Issues and Corruption in Egypt

June 23, 2020 IMF Executive Board 700 19th Street NW Washington, DC 20431 Dear International Monetary Fund Executive Board: We are writing regarding the $5.2 billion loan agreed between Fund staff and the government of Egypt…

February 21, 2020 News

NGO Joint Letter to the EU on Human Rights in Egypt

February 21, 2020 To: President Michel European Council Rue de la Loi 175 B-1048 Bruxellescc: High Representative Borrell European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 1000 Bruxellescc: Commissionner Várhelyi European Commission…

October 28, 2019 News

Open Letter Urges the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to Address Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations in Cameroon

H.E Solomon Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights CC: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Chairman of the African Union Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Smail Chergui…

October 24, 2019 News

Joint Letter on Egypt and Mexico Role in UN Counterterrorism Resolution

24 October 2019 UNGA: Protect Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Excellencies, Our organisations urge your delegation to categorically reject the approach expected to be adopted in a draft…

July 5, 2019 News

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Tunisia

84th pre-sessional, 2019

This submission focuses on the protection of students, teachers, and schools during armed conflict and the protection of girls from violence and exploitation. Protection of Education During Armed Conflict (article 28) …

June 25, 2019 News

The Working Group on Egypt’s Letter to Secretary of State Pompeo

June 20, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We write to ask you to express…

April 30, 2019 News

Joint Letter to Mr. Fabian Salvioli, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence

To the attention of: Mr. Fabian Salvioli Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence CC: Special Rapporteur on torture and…

Members of the Coalition on Transitional Justice.

February 22, 2019 News

Renewal of the mandate of Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism

Joint NGO letter to Members and Observers of the Human Rights Council

Our organizations are deeply concerned about reported moves to allow Egypt a role in the Human Rights Council resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and…

In this file photo, Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a court in Cairo, Egypt, January 3, 2018. © REUTERS

January 28, 2019 News

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Cameroon

65th session, 2019

This submission relates to the review of Cameroon under the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It focuses on the issue of the protection of students, teachers, and schools in crisis and conflict situations and the right to health for…

May 22, 2018 News

Letter to the President of FIFA Re: Egypt’s Hosting of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

January 22, 2018 Mr. Gianni Infantino President, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) FIFA-Strasse 20 P.O. Box 8044 Zurich, Switzerland Re: Egypt’s hosting of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations and FIFA…

March 13, 2018 News

Joint Letter: Appeal to the Government to Put an End to the Widespread Impunity

Head of Government, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, The signatory organizations address this letter to you in order to ask you to ensure that the government puts an end to the impunity that prevails for…

July 26, 2017 News

Appeal to the People's Representatives to Abandon Consideration of the Draft Law on Prosecution of Abuses Against the Armed Forces

Dear Members of the Assembly of the People's Representatives, Our organizations are writing to urge you to abandon consideration of the "Draft law No.25/2015 on the Prosecution of Abuses Against the Armed Forces" officially listed in Parliament…

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