The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

The Egyptian Coalition for Election Observation holds a press conference to declare launching the presidential election observation mission. The conference will be held on May 22, 2012, 12 pm, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), 8/10 Mothaf El Manial St., Nile Corniche, close to Fatin Hamama Cinema, Al Roda, Cairo, Egypt. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) refuses the proposal of amendment for the Supreme Constitutional Court’s law no. 48, year 1979. On May 15, 2012, the Complaints and Proposals’ Committee of the People’s Assembly received the proposal submitted by two parliamentarians from Al Nour Salafi Political Party and referred the law to the Legislative Committee for discussion. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) is worry for freezing activities of Al Alam Satellite Channel for having no license for implementing media coverage activities in Egypt. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) welcomes the release of Egyptian fishermen yesterday, who disappeared in Libya in April 2012. On May 9, 2012, EOHR received a complaint in which the complainer said on April 24, 2012, two Egyptian fishing boats with 23 fishermen were attached with an armed Libyan boat. The Egyptian fishermen were kept in Darana Port for two days then the kidnapers called for 50.000 dinars in order to release the detainees. 9 of the detainees could escape later and get back to Egypt. The families of the kidnapped people complained to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to set them free, but in vain. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Hafez Abu Seada, the head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) stated that the Egyptian penal code includes many controversies. It includes many articles facilitate impunity. He called for amendment of article 126 of the Egyptian penal code in order to comply with article 2 of the International Convention against Torture “Each State Party shall make these offenses punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account their grave nature”. He called also for issuing legislations mentioning the right of filing lawsuits against those who get people under torture in order to give confessions in police stations and detention centers in addition to forcible detention. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) completely denounces detention of journalists while covering the violence in front of the Ministry of Defense’s headquarters in addition to university students. The journalistic photographers Mohamed Al Shami from Al Misry Al Youm Newspaper and the photographer Mohamed Omar from Al Watan Newspaper were injured Read the rest of this entry »

Exceeding the campaigning financial ceiling by the presidential candidates

A presidential election will be held in Egypt on 23 and 24 May 2012, with a run-off on 16 and 17 June 2012, if necessary. It will be the second presidential election in Egypt’s history with more than one candidate, following the 2005 election, and the first presidential election after the 2011 Egyptian revolution during the Arab Spring. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) expresses sorrow for the status of the freedom of expression in Egypt after the revolution. Hesba lawsuits returned to restrict the right of thought, expression and creativity. Read the rest of this entry »