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EGYPT: Alkarama's report to the SCA concludes that downgrading the NCHR's "A" status is necessary to promote justice and credibility

Geneva, June 1, 2024 – Alkarama submitted a follow-up report to the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) urging its Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) to downgrade Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR).

10 Jun 2024
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Egypt: UN Committee Against Torture Releases Concluding Observations Following Review

The  UN Committee against Torture,  which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States Parties, has published its concluding

30 Nov 2023
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Egypt : Alkarama submits its report to the Committee against Torture for its next review

On 2 October 2023, Alkarama submitted its alternative report to the Committee against Torture (CAT) in view of Egypt's upcoming review.

11 Oct 2023
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Our concerns
  • Crackdown on peaceful dissent and political opposition through the use of repressive laws including counter-terrorism legislation;
  • Arbitrary detention following mass and military trials of individuals including political opponents and peaceful protesters, journalists, human rights defenders
  • Systematic practice of torture as well as inhuman conditions of detention and denial of medical care in prisons;
  • Extrajudicial executions of victims of enforced disappearance masked during counter-terrorist operations.

 

Human Rights Instruments
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
ICCPR Ratified ?
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ICCPR Ratification Date
Individual Complaint procedure with the Human Rights committee (ICCPR Optional protocol 1) Ratified ?
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Second Optional Protocol of ICCPR (abolition of death penalty) ratified ?
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Date last Concluding Observations by Human Rights Committee
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Next Human Rights Committee State Report due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (UNCAT)
UNCAT Ratified ?
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UNCAT Ratification Date
OPCAT (National Preventive Mechanism) Ratified ?
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National Preventive Mechanism (OPCAT) created ?
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UNCAT Art 20 (confidential inquiries) ratified ?
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UNCAT Art 22 (Individual Complaint procedure) Ratified ?
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Date of last Concluding Observations by Committee against Torture (CAT)
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Next CAT State Report Due
OVERDUE - State party did not submit report on time
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED)
ICPPED Ratified ?
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Human Rights Council
Date last Universal Period Review (UPR)
UPR Next Review
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/EGIndex.aspx
Membership of Human Rights Council:

2007-2009, 2017-2019

National Human Rights Institution
Accreditation with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
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Latest Reports
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Egypt: National Council for Human Rights - Follow-up report to the SCA one year after deferral of review

This report, submitted to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of NHRIs on 1 June 2024, provides a careful and comprehensive assessment of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in light of the Paris Principles.

The report was submitted in view of the re-accreditation of the NCHR by the SCA, which is scheduled to take place during the SCA's session in September-October 2024.

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National Human Rights Institution
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Egypt : Committee against torture - 6th periodic review- Shadow report- Alkarama Oct 2023

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Committee Against Torture
Report
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Egypt’s national human rights institution before the Global Alliance of NHRIs

On 1st of June 2023, Alkarama submitted its report on the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the body responsible for evaluating National Human Rights Institutions’ compliance with the Paris Principles.

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National Human Rights Institution
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Egypt: Universal Periodic Review 2019 - 3 rd cycle - Alkarama's Submission to the Stakeholders’ Summary

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Universal Periodic Review
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Egypt: Global Alliance of NHRIs - Alkarama’s Report- Jan 2018

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National Human Rights Institution
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