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‘Hospitals are for the dying’: Medical negligence inside Egyptian prisons

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHadeer El-MahdawyandHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMadamasrPaper
June 27, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/30/feature/politics/hospitals-are-for-the-dying-medical-negligence-inside-egyptian-prisons/ Inside his prison cell, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s health has severely deteriorated. This past weekend, the 68-year-old former presidential candidate suffered two heart attacks in less than 24...

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The Reality of Church Construction in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsIshak IbrahimJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 27, 2019 16:39 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-reality-of-church-construction-in-egypt/ Egypt’s 2016 Church Construction Law established what was, on its face, a streamlined process for the construction of churches, and also provided for a committee to formalize churches which had been built illegally. But...

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Arrests target political figures involved in new coalition to run in 2020 parliamentary elections

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
June 25, 2019 18:33 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr   Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/25/feature/politics/arrests-target-political-figures-involved-in-new-coalition-to-run-in-2020-parliamentary-elections/ Several political figures involved in discussions to form a new political alliance meant to stand in 2020 parliamentary elections were arrested beginning at dawn on Tuesday. At least eight...

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The Working Group on Egypt’s Letter to Secretary of State Pompeo

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 25, 2019 16:57 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): The Working Group on Egypt Original Link:  https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/25/working-group-egypts-letter-secretary-state-pompeo Dear Secretary Pompeo, We write to ask you to express concern publicly and privately about the abysmal conditions of political detainees in Egypt, as highlighted by the June 17 death of former president Mohammad Morsi. ...

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Now That Morsi Is Gone, Sisi Should Ease His Crackdown

2019Barak BarfiCivil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaperWashington Institute
June 21, 2019 17:23 pm
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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Barak Barfi Original Link:  https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/now-that-morsi-is-gone-sisi-should-ease-his-crackdown Mohamed Morsi’s death in a Cairo courthouse is an ignominious end for a man who briefly led the Arab world’s most populous country. Though in many ways little more than a figurehead, he nevertheless symbolized the...

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Strengthening Egypt’s Refugee Programs

2019Civil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsNoha SebaieePaperWilson Centre
June 20, 2019 17:49 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Noha Sebaiee Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/strengthening-egypts-refugee-programs-0 Over the past two years the number of registered refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt has increased by 21 percent. Today, Egypt is among the highest destination countries in Africa receiving documented and undocumented immigrants. Many are African...

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EGYPT: GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER PRESIDENT AL-SISI -AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION FOR THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, 34TH SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP, NOVEMBER 2019

2019Amnesty InternationalCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 19, 2019 17:00 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1202532019ENGLISH.pdf This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt in November 2019. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Egypt in its previous UPR, including in relation to freedom of...

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Morsi’s Death Is yet Another Sombre Milestone in Egypt’s Transition

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesLucia ArdoviniMediaPaper
June 18, 2019 17:40 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Lucia Ardovini Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/morsis-death-yet-another-sombre-milestone-egypts-transition-23329 Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, collapsed and died on June 17th after addressing a state court during his trial for espionage charges. The ex-president...

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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s First Democratically Elected President, Dies

2019Atlantic CouncilCulture, Education and DevelopmentDavid WemerDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaper
June 18, 2019 17:27 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): David A. Wemer Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/mohammed-morsi-egypt-s-first-democratically-elected-president-dies Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, died after an appearance in a Cairo courtroom on June 17. Morsi was in a hearing facing espionage charges, reportedly stemming from alleged...

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Former president Mohamed Morsi dies in court session, rights groups point to lack of proper medical care in detention

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrMediaMostafa MohiePaperRana Mamdouh
June 18, 2019 16:33 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mostafa Mohie and Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/06/18/feature/politics/former-president-mohamed-morsi-dies-in-court-session-rights-groups-point-to-lack-of-proper-medical-care-in-detention/ Former President Mohamed Morsi collapsed and died on Monday while attending a court hearing in a retrial of a case in which he stood accused of...

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TIMEP Brief: Executions and the Death Penalty

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 17, 2019 16:41 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/executions-and-the-death-penalty/ Since July 2013, Egyptian courts have increasingly carried out executions. According to reporting by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), authorities carried out 49 and 43 executions in 2017 and 2018 respectively, a...

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Egypt: Independently Investigate Morsy’s Death

2019EgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsPaper
June 17, 2019 16:37 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/06/17/egypt-independently-investigate-morsys-death Egyptian authorities should be investigated for the mistreatment of former President Mohamed Morsy, who died on June 17, 2019, after years of insufficient access to medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations Human...

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