The Egyptian human rights coalition on cop 27 Petition
Ahead of COP27, Open Civic Space and Release Everyone Arbitrarily Detained in Egypt
In the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) taking place in Egypt’s resort town of Sharm El Sheikh from 7 to18 November 2022, the undersigned organizations, groups and individuals note with great concern the human rights situation in Egypt and in particular the government’s restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, which risk to undermine a successful, inclusive and participatory climate summit.
Egypt: Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests
The ICJ, as part of a global coalition, has called on Egyptian authorities to immediately drop all charges, close all cases involving them, and promptly release Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah.
Egypt: Organizations and Individuals Condemn the Re-Arrest of Sherif Al Rouby
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, condemn with greatest concern the recent detention of activist Sherif Al Rouby by Egyptian authorities and call for his immediate and unconditional release.
Tunisia: Repeal Draconian Cybercrime Decree
The new Decree 2022-54, promulgated by President Saied on Tuesday13 September 2022, without any consultation or public debate, threatens the right to freedom of expression and privacy in Tunisia and must be immediately revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Israel/Palestine: Israeli authorities must lift prohibitions on human rights organizations working in the OPT
Today the ICJ condemned the actions by the Israeli authorities to forcibly close the offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations, effectively obliterating much of the critical human rights protective work carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
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