Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 19 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights work and is only putting his life and psychological well-being at serious risk.
On 12 March 2021, 31 states at the UN Human Rights Council urged Egypt to end its persecution of activists, journalists and political opponents; called on Egypt to release them unconditionally; and urged the country to end the “the practice of adding detainees to new cases with similar charges after the legal limit for pre-trial detention has expired” (rotation). A year later, Egypt has failed to respond to these calls.
ISHR joins 19 NGOs calling on Egyptian authorities to urgently provide health care to Salah Soltan, the detained father of a prominent Egyptian rights defender or immediately release him to receive medical attention and investigate claims of torture.
ISHR joins +60 organisations from across the globe calling on Egypt to #QuashTheVerdicts against HRDs and politicians and release them from arbitrary detention.
ISHR joins 15 NGOs in calling on Egypt to immediately communicate to Salah Soltan’s relatives his whereabouts, and release him from detention.
The international community must remain vigilant as Case 173 continues to interfere with the rights of WHRDs in Egypt.
Egyptian authorities must end the arbitrary detention of journalist Tawfik Ghanem without delay and ensure his access to adequate medical care upon his release.
ISHR and TIMEP submitted to CEDAW recommendations intended to bring Egypt in line with its constitutional and international legal obligations, and to address the root factors of violations against women.
Human rights organisations* urge the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer, who completes today two years in arbitrary detention.
Ten organisations renew their call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian human rights defender Abdulrahman Tarek as he receives Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Award
