UN human rights experts* today called on Egypt to halt the misuse of counter-terrorism measures against civil society activists, lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders, and to immediately...

GENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained...

On 13 July 2021, UN human rights experts have expressed their deep concern over the lack of attention to the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community around...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 8 June 2021 Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, I thank the Permanent Mission of Egypt for this opportunity to discuss a crucial...

GENEVA (27 May 2021) – UN human rights experts* condemned the execution this month of Wael Saad Tawdros Mikhil, a member of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, after he was convicted of murder based on...

The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) concluded its 124th session, which took place remotely between 17 and 21 May 2021. During the session, the Working...

GENEVA (11 February 2021) – UN experts urge the Egyptian authorities to remove Ramy Shaath and Zyad El-Elaimy from a “terrorist” list and to stop the systemic misuse of counter-terrorism powers. The...