Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
Features/Interviews
July 19, 2019
Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
The Egyptian House of Parliament on July 14 approved an all-new law for non-governmental organizations (NGO), replacing the controversial law…
Rights organization calls for pardoning activists for Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 15, 2015
Rights organization calls for pardoning activists for Eid al-Adha
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to pardon activists and peaceful protesters detained…
Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release
In a joint statement, 35 Arab, international and local organizations demanded on Thursday the immediate release and fair trial of…
Egyptian rights group: Brotherhood responsible for Sinai violence
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Egyptian rights group: Brotherhood responsible for Sinai violence
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights has denounced what it calls terrorist acts in Sinai in the early hours of…
Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience
The number of protesters in Tahrir Square swelled throughout Friday afternoon as opposition forces gathered to call for President Mohamed…
Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions
Amnesty International deeply criticized Thursday a letter from Egyptian authorities to an NGO requiring it not to engage into contacts…
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
Egypt
February 13, 2013
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…
For Egypt’s jailed children, an ongoing plight
Egypt
February 10, 2013
For Egypt’s jailed children, an ongoing plight
Police arrested yet another group of minors Friday, as protests and street clashes again swept across Cairo and its surrounding…
Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention
Alexandria prosecutors ordered the release of Mahmoud Adel, a minor with cancer detained during recent protests, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.…
Access legalized: A new freedom of information law in the making
Egypt
January 8, 2013
Access legalized: A new freedom of information law in the making
A new government draft law on access to information appeared last week, and has been received with mixed reactions from…