Category: Freedom of expression

How French arms were used to crush dissent

Since the 25 January 2011 uprising, part of the ‘Arab Spring’, a series of tumultuous political events in Egypt has been accompanied...

Briefing to parties to UNFCCC on human rights consistent climate action in 2022

This briefing highlights the bold measures states must take on emission reductions, climate finance, loss and damage, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE),...

“What do I care if you die?”: Negligence and denial of health care in Egyptian prisons

Inhumane detention conditions have long plagued Egypt’s prisons, adversely affecting prisoners’ enjoyment of their right to health. Prisoners’ health and lives are...

Permanent State of Exception: Abuses by the Supreme State Security Prosecution

Amnesty International has examined the role of the SSSP and concluded that it is responsible for routinely violating the rights to liberty...

Suggested recommendations to States considered during the 34th

This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations to be made to the twelve States undergoing their UPR during the 34th session of...

Terrorist Entities Law

The Law Organizing the Lists of Terrorists and Terrorist Entities (commonly known as the Terrorist Entities Law), Law No. 8 of 2015,...

Cybercrime Law

The Cybercrime Law requires service providers to store user data on the user’s online activity for a 180-day period; authorities may request...

Protest Law

Egypt’s Protest Law, Law No. 107 of 2013, was ratified by President Adly Mansour on November 24, 2013, after initially being approved...

“Raising the Stakes: Implications of a Second Sisi Term “

Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections offer little illusion of any outcome than incumbent Abdel-Fattah el Sisi’s certain reelection to a second term; any...

Generation Jail: Egypt’s youth go from protest to prison

A generation of young Egyptian activists that came to the fore around the ousting of repressive ruler Hosni Mubarak in 2011 is...
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