Latest in Tag: EIPR Highlight
Latest in Tag: EIPR

Egypt emphasises respect to rule of law, rejects external interference over EIPR case
Ministry’s statement added that those reactions and conclusions over EIPR case get ahead of results of ongoing investigations by Egyptian judiciary

Latest death, life sentences only depended on national security investigations: EIPR
On Sunday, two defendants received a death sentence, while another two were sentenced to life on terrorism charges

Church Construction Law regressive for religious freedoms: EIPR
Study shows unfair practices in churches construction, EIPR members to monitor implementation of new law despite its flaws

EIPR criticises restriction of presidential palace case verdict to only Morsi, allies
The statements said that the verdict represents âselective justiceâ and was only âpartially acceptedâ by families

Patients subject to ethical violations in industry-sponsored clinical trials: EIPR
Egyptians volunteer because they cannot access medical treatment, say researcher

EIPR campaign highlights closed churches, calls for fair construction law
Campaign reviews churches that have been shut down by security orders

EIPR denounces investigations over foreign funding charges
EIPR accountant officially summoned for interrogation last Wednesday

EIPR warns of lack of state deterrent measures in sectarian strife cases
Condemning recent attack on Copts in Minya, EIPR claims 77 incidents of tension since 2011

Sectarian strife renews in Minya
Parents engage in clashes, leaving one Coptic citizen killed, says religious freedom researcher

All defendants released in Minya sectarian strife
EIPR researcher fears of non-accountability in Coptic violence case

EIPR suggests legal means to activate FGM criminalising laws
The position paper released by EIPR includes four legal suggestions to more effectively combat FGM

Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR
Case of Muslim Shiâa sheds light on discrimination, incitement, and violence

Rights violations: two years of the unprecedented
I do not think that Egypt has ever seen such a decline or attack on human rights as the human rights movement has witnessed during the first two years of Al-Sisiâs rule, Eid says

5 arrested in Minya sectarian strife as state push for extra-judicial community justice
Delegations from Al-Azhar are visiting Minya to ease tension between Muslim and Coptic families

Al-Aqrab prison is currently worst in Egypt: EIPR
Interior ministry denies poor conditions inside prisonsÂ

Prisoners remain in peril of poor conditions amid lack of accountability mechanisms: EIPR
Law student Al-Ansary referred to trial Sunday after 70 days of detention

Detention of detained doctor and his flatmates extended by 45 days
Taher Mokhtar was targeted due to his work with vulnerable social groups, say NGOs

EIPR condemns sentencing of Coptic minors for âreligious contemptâ
The four minors filmed a video in which they mocked practices of militant group Islamic State

NCHR denies âenforced disappearancesâ amid disclosure of whereabouts of 99 detained
The Ministry of Interiorâs disclosure is a âconfession to the crimeâ, says EIPR lawyer

NGOs and public look to parliamentary review period as chance to affect legal change
EIPR delineates issues with 11 law passed since dissolution of parliament; poll shows citizens concerned about unemployment, education, price hikes

NGOs issue statement to provide direction on human rights as parliament convenes for first time
NGOs call for specific legal amendments on rights, freedoms, justice, equality, and religious tolerance among others

Construction of 99,000 units completed in Social Housing Project, 145,000 additional units under construction
The ministry has made seven calls for citizens to apply for residential units throughout 2014 and 2015

Funds to be secured for demolition and restructuring of informal settlements
EGP 10bn essential for medium term plan, three years plan of slumsâ development

New health insurance bill should cover all citizens, diseases: EIPR
EIPR outlines set of recommendations for medical insurance bill

Lack of transparency, awareness curbs civil-society action
Environmental issues are often perceived as a luxury, says researcher

Hossam Bahgat: Once a defender, now a defendant
Award winning human rights activist behind bars for “reporting”

Investigative journalist summoned by Military Intelligence
Hossam Bahgat is a founder of the EIPR, and contributor to Mada Masr since 2014

Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers are published, says military source

11 âhomosexualsâ arrested in pre-Eid morality raids
Arrests are an example of regular pre-Eid anti-vice campaigns, says researcher

CAO not entitled to reopen âPresidential Palacesâ embezzlement case: Official
Since the case was adjudicated in court, the agency is not entitled to address it, says former deputy