December 12, 2018
The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary
United States Department of State 2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Pompeo,
Egypt is an important security partner whose success and stability is...
June 19th, 20181518MEDIA RELEASE June 19, 2018
UNITED NATIONS DECIDES THE DETENTIONS OF OLA AL-QARADAWI AND HOSAM KHALAF, APPROVED FOR U.S. GREEN CARDS, ARE IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Ola Al-Qaradawi in Failing...
May 14th, 2018163Ola and Hossam have been detained for 317 days. Since their last renewals their case has been gaining escalated international attention. The US State Department Human Rights Report documented Ola and Hosam’s pretrial detention as an example of the human rights violations in Egypt. Amnesty International recently reported that Ola’s...
May 7th, 2018198With torture rife and prison conditions falling far short of the international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, there is a human rights crisis in Egypt’s prisons. Prisoners are subjected to overcrowding, a lack of sufficient nutritious food, bedding and minimum hygiene and water and sanitation standards,and poor...
May 7th, 2018333Today Amnesty International published a 63 page report titled ‘Crushing Humanity - The Abuse Of Solitary Confinement In Egypt’s Prisons’. For over a year Amnesty has been investigating cases of solitary confinement across 14 prisons in Egypt including Al-Qanater prison where Ola Al-Qaradawi is being detained. The results are...
May 3rd, 2018150Original Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180503-yusuf-qaradawis-granddaughter-it-never-crossed-our-mind-they-would-detain-my-mother-because-of-my-grandfather/
By Amelia Smith @amyinthedesert
May 3, 2018 at 12:25 pm
It was one in the morning in Seattle, Washington, when Aayah’s brother called her to say their...
April 23rd, 2018305The US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Issues (DRL) published its annual report on the global state of human rights. The 2017 Country Report is its 42nd annual publication.
The report raises concerns on Egypt’s violations of arrest procedures and treatment of detainees....
January 9th, 2018150Original Link: https://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/cicilline-deutch-hill-lead-71-members-pushing-pence-address-human-rights-egypt
Cicilline, Deutch, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt
Dec 18, 2017
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressmen David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Ted Deutch...
January 9th, 2018979Egyptians in America are leading a join letter to be sent to the Egyptian Embassy. We welcome all Americans to join in solidarity by signing the letter below. The letter will be hand delivered by supporters to the the Consul General and Ambassador.
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