At the invitation of the European Parliament, Hossam Bahgat, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), addressed the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on September 2.
Files: Civil and political Rights
refer to an individual's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without fear of discrimination or repression, and is tied closely to citizenship status. Such rights include not only the right to vote in an election, but also the rights to join a political party; run for office; and participate freely in political rallies, events, or protests
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the arrest of poet and political prisoner Ahmed Douma today at the premises of the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed Douma from pretrial detention and to stop their systematic campaign o
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued escalation in summoning human rights defenders, journalists, and political figures for investigation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP).
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the referral of 64 defendants, divided between two Supreme State Security Docket cases, to trial based on their efforts to support Palestinian rights.
Egypt’s 2025 House of Representatives elections were marred by chaotic procedures, opaque decision-making, and direct interference by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, underscoring the fundamentally sham nature of the process and the lack of inde
Over the course of two years of Israel’s war of aggression and ensuing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and until the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit
The Public Prosecution announced in a statement issued on 6 October a list of 38 defendants in seven Supreme State Security investigations to be releas
On June 30th, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) decided to extend the pretrial detention of five people, including a woman, for 15 days in connection with Case No.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the prosecution and abuse of student leader Moaz Al-Sharqawi, which have continued for nearly seven years.
