The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) is calling on the Justice Minister to issue an immediate decree explicitly recognising the right of refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt to grant power of attorney to lawyers and to access basi
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1 Jul 2026
The Executive Regulations (hereinafter bylaws) of the 2024 Asylum Law were published in the Official Gazette dated 21 May 2026, stipulating a three-month period before they enter into force. The Prime Minister’s Decree (no. 1568 of 2026) publishing the bylaws constitutes a major and long-anticipated step towards the operationalisation of the Asylum Law, especially the establishment of a national system to manage all asylum matters previously managed by UNHCR over decades.
The Undersigned Organizations expressed deep concern over the violations suffered by Sudanese writer and novelist Idris Ali Babikir during his detention in Egypt, which lasted nearly 50 days before he was forcibly deported to Sudan, despite hol
Seven UN human rights experts issued a new statement expressing deep concern over the unprecedented escalat
Four human rights Special Rapporteurs appointed by the UN Human Rights Council published a joint communication addressed to the Egyptian gover
