Articles for Egypt

In a case that has triggered widespread concern among human rights organizations, Malaysian authorities have detained Egyptian national Marwan Mohamed Magdy Osman Ahmed, a university student residing in Malaysia, after he wrote protest slogans on the outer walls of the Egyptian embassy in Kuala Lumpur. His messages called for opening the Rafah border crossing and showed solidarity with the people of Gaza under siege.

The undersigned human rights organisations express their deep concern regarding the ongoing situation at Al-Wadi Al-Jadid Prison in Egypt, also known as the 'Death Prison', in light of the open-ended hunger strike launched by dozens of detainees in Ward 4. The strike is in protest at inhumane detention conditions and treatment amounting to collective psychological and physical torture.

In recent days, we have received reports and testimonies confirming the following:

The undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the severe and systematic deterioration of detention conditions at Badr 3 prison, which poses an immediate threat to the lives of political prisoners in Egypt and constitutes a blatant violation of fundamental humanitarian standards as well as national and international laws. 

‏The undersigned human rights organizations express their strong condemnation and profound concern over the escalating campaign of repression against freedom of expression and solidarity with the people of Gaza in Egypt.  

On 28th January 2025, Egypt will undergo a review of its human rights record over the past four years under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council. 

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms Mary Lawlor, has expressed deep concern over the persistent application of Egypt's counter-terrorism legislation to detain human rights defenders. She highlighted several cases, including that of Mr Ibrahim Metwally, whose case Alkarama previously supported by submitting a complaint to the UN Special Procedures. 

On 19 September 2024, Alkarama submitted a complaint to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Dr. Hossam Abouelezz, former governor of Qalyubia, who has been arbitrarily detained since September 2013.

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).

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

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