Government imposes restrictive church construction law
Parliament claims issue dates back to 160 years, but passes law in…
Investigative journalist summoned by Military Intelligence
Hossam Bahgat is a founder of the EIPR, and contributor to Mada…
Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers…
EIPR launches new campaign on social, economic justice in public spending
Absence of budget transparency directly leads to absence of social justice, says…
4 individuals deported from Egypt over LGBT accusations in 2 months
One man reported being entrapped by meeting the ‘person’ through a fake…
New report highlights expansion of presidential powers
EIPR argues that President’s decree to remove independent bodies’ heads poses threat…
EIPR supports call for CIA torture ‘accountability’
Groups stay that the US "has much to gain", if it rejects…
British intelligence agency spied on leading Egyptian human rights NGO
Ruling suggests intelligence agency may practice widespread monitoring of rights bodies worldwide
Rights groups concerned of investigations into anti-torture judges
Judges are interrogated under pretence of their participation in workshop organised by…
Student in hiding after prison sentence for atheism
Karim Al-Banna faces three-year prison term for Facebook posts in “highly politicised”…