Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)

Human rights groups in Egypt condemn the unjust prison sentences journalists Hisham Fouad and Hossam Mounes, and former parliamentarian Zyad Elelaimy received after two years of pretrial detention.

A recently adopted anti-cybercrime law raises concern over its use by authorities to undermine online freedom of expression and curtail press freedoms.

Human rights groups call on the international community to support Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders amidst escalating attacks on their work.

Imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, blogger Mohamed Ibrahim, and human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer have been held in pretrial detention for over two years and face politically motivated charges.

Rights groups in Egypt call for an immediate end to the prosecution of civil society organizations under Case 173 of 2011, and the dismissal of politicized sentences against Egyptian human rights defenders in the country and abroad.

Egyptian human rights defenders and UN experts examine how authorities in Egypt have weaponized counter terrorism laws to target activists and human rights defenders, and measures the international community can take to investigate the country’s grave human rights violations.

Rights groups in Egypt condemn the sentencing of several women content creators for their online videos in a flawed ruling they say is the result of a systematic security and media campaign aimed at imposing moral and societal guardianship on social media users.

In a joint statement, 64 rights groups from around the world called on Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to immediately end the ongoing crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent.