Egypt
North Africa
Documenting arbitrary detention, mass trials, and the closure of civic space in Egypt, and supporting defenders, lawyers, and journalists at risk.
Our position on Egypt
We call for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained activists, journalists, and lawyers in Egypt; an end to the use of military and emergency courts against civilians; and the lifting of NGO-law restrictions that have closed civic space.
HuMENA
Areas of work
What we work on in Egypt.
Civic Space & Freedoms
LatestUrgent Global Call Following the Referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to Trial
Protection of Defenders
LatestHuMENA condemns the reported torture of Matsada2sh journalists and calls for an independent investigation
Digital Rights & Civic Tech
LatestEgypt | Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity
Inclusive Governance & Justice
LatestEgypt | Rights Groups Urge an End to Denial and Demand Reform on Children’s Rights
Diaspora & Exile Engagement
LatestOne year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure
Chronicle
HuMENA's work in Egypt
Our statements, letters and reports on Egypt, newest first.
Oct 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Oct 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Oct 2026
STATEMENTS
Oct 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Aug 2026
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Aug 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Apr 2026
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2026
PRESS RELEASES
Dec 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Nov 2025
LETTER
Nov 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Oct 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Oct 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Sep 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Sep 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Sep 2025
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Aug 2025
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Aug 2025
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Aug 2025
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Jul 2025
LETTER
Jul 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
UN UPR
Cycle 4 civil society submissions
UN WGAD
Communications on multiple high-profile cases
EU Council
Joint civil-society letters
EU Parliament
Resolutions and briefings
Defenders
Cases we follow.
Human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers whose cases in Egypt we follow. Some people we document are not named here, for their safety.
Our publications on defenders.
Letter
Egypt | African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights… Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations
20 Nov 2025
Joint Statements
Punishment by Proxy in Egypt: Families of Exiled Journalists, Activists and Human Rights Defenders Held Hostage by the Authorities
10 Nov 2025
Letter
Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council
24 Feb 2025
Joint Statements
The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Mohamed Adel and guarantee his safety, while bearing full responsibility for the deterioration of his health
9 Sep 2024
Joint Statements
Joint statement: Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein
28 Mar 2024
Joint Statements
Joint statement: Egyptian and international civil society organizations call for Badr Mohamed’s immediate release
22 Jan 2024Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
Urgent Global Call Following the Referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to Trial
Egypt | Rights Groups Urge an End to Denial and Demand Reform on Children’s Rights
HuMENA condemns the reported torture of Matsada2sh journalists and calls for an independent investigation
Criminalization of Art in Egypt: Artists Behind Bars
Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash
After the Pardon: Ahmad Douma and Freedom Under Constraint After Release
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