أرشيف - مدونة قانونية

After sentencing Demiana Abdelnour with a 100 thousand pounds fine Religion defamation claims have become a weapon for the oppression of religious minorities

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemn the ruling by Luxor court of misdemeanor to fine Coptic teacher Demiana Abde…

Sentencing “Karam Saber” to five years for charges of defamation of religion is a flagrant violation of freedom of opinion and expression

The undersigned organizations condemn the sentence in absentia by the Beba court of misdemeanor in Beni Eouief (see below) against writer and human rights activist and director of the Land Center for …

Egyptian authorities lead terror campaign against media before 30th of June protests

The last 48 hours witnessed what can be described as the most aggressive as well as most organized attack on the media, affecting all media channels in Egypt, both private and governmental. After Mors…

Closure of Islamist media channels and arrest of some of its staff: clear violation of media freedom

The undersigned organizations express their concern regarding the exceptional procedures taken yesterday against Islamist satellite channels, which included the breaking by security forces into office…

Inaccurate media coverage violates citizen’s right to knowledge and allows spread of lies

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) expresses its deep condemnation of the inaccuracy and cover up by all media channels, both visual and auditory, of the truths regarding thi…

Rights groups demand dismissal of interior minister, call on Muslim Brotherhood to refrain from violence and turn over those responsible

The undersigned organizations are severely alarmed by the massacre that took place on the Nasr Road in Cairo at dawn on Saturday, July 27, after police forces attacked demonstrators supporting the Mus…

Summary- Free Expression and Incitement

The lack of clear definitions for exceptions to freedom of expression in matters concerning hate speech, including various forms of incitement, has resulted in a confusion of various concepts,…

Islamist Groups Must Stop Inciting to Sectarian Violence; Protection of Christians Responsibility of the State

The undersigned organizations express their grave concern regarding the increasing sectarian violence which has targeted Christians and their churches since the uprising of June 30. These organization…

Rights groups condemn lethal violence against those in sit-in and terrorist acts of the Muslim Brotherhood

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the use of excessive force yesterday by the security authorities when dispersing the sit-in by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and its supporters at Rabia al-A…

فى بيان امام مجلس حقوق الانسان: مركز القاهرة وحرية الفكر والتعبير يطالبان بوقف انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في مصر

ألقى مركز القاهرة لدراسات حقوق الإنسان ومؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير، أمس 17 سبتمبر 2013، بيانًا عن وضع حقوق الإنسان في مصر، أمام مجلس حقوق الإنسان، في إطار الجلسة 24 المنعقدة حاليًا في جينيف، والمقرر أن…

A Joint Report by a Coalition of Egyptian human rights non-governmental (NGOs) on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt

I. Introduction This report offers the collective testimony of the Forum for Independent Human Rights NGOs[1]on the human rights situation in Egypt. Although the report focuses on the last fou…

Case Of Qemany And Hanafi Adjourned Human Rights Organizations And Activists Join The Campaign In Solidarity With Intellectuals

Cairo , 3/11/2009 Human rights organizations and activists involved in the campaign in solidarity with Sayed ElQemany and Hassan Hanafi and against “Hesba” cases in Egypt, said that the administrativ…

AFTE issues its first semi-annual report on freedom of thought and creativity in Egypt

AFTE issued the first semi-annual report on freedom of thought and creativity in Egypt during the period from January to June 2009. This report docum ents the condition of freedom of thought and creat…

Behind The Walls of Fear Disclosing the police oppression of Human Rights and Freedom Of Expression in Fayoum

About Fayoum Fayoum is an oasis in the western desert 90 km south west of Cairo. It is a northern governorate of Upper Egypt. Surrounded by sand from 3 sides except from the east where it is connected…

Activists And Human Rights Organizations Launch A Campaign In Solidarity With Hassan Hanafi And Sayed Elqemany Against Hesba Cases In Egypt.

Cairo in 20/10/2009. Activists, Lawyers and human rights organizations decided to start a campaign in solidarity with Hassan Hanafi and Sayed ElQemany to support them against Hesba cases that were fi…

أرشيف مؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير منذ تأسيسها في 2006 و حتى 2015