‘The government…has little interest in financial support for housing’: EIPR
New report criticises Egypt’s affordable housing programmes
Civil society groups criticise ‘unregulated’ decision to provide emergency cases with free medical treatment
Prime minister issued the decision; groups fear it will not be carried…
EIPR criticises state budget as ‘unfair to the poor’
Personal rights organisation expresses concerns about the status of the poor in…
Post-Revolution, blasphemy convictions increase – and get more personal
Once reserved for public figures, blasphemy charges now levied between friends and…
50 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to 5 years imprisonment
Defendants charged with violating Protest Law, lawyer claims lack of evidence
NGO ‘shocked’ at continued detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators
Case involves trial of 24 people charged with breaching Protest Law
Renewed detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators condemned
Rights organisations call for the release of detained protesters and the repealing…
Rights group calls to stop contempt of religion trials
EIPR says growing frequency of contempt of religion trials undermines citizenship and…
EIPR releases damning report on health conditions in Egyptian prisons
Rights group finds living conditions, health care in prisons endanger detainees’ lives
13 rights groups condemn seizure of ANHRI publication
Rights groups say seizure, arrest of printer new step in silencing independent…