Egypt - Latest Publications

On 15 November 2016, the Egyptian Parliament proposed a flawed new draft NGO Law that replaces both the previous 2002 Law on Associations and the draft NGO Law that was presented by the government earlier this year. The latter, which was proposed by Egypt’s cabinet in September 2016 and presented to the Parliament for review, sparked wide criticism in Egypt; Alkarama had consequently sent a communication to the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (SR FPAA) to solicit his urgent intervention on the matter.

Egypt: The Enforced Disappearance of a Man on His Way Home

Egypt: UN Calls for Release of Student and Denounces Pattern of Arbitrary Detention

Egypt - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Ratified on 14.01.1982
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Overdue since 01.11.2004 (4th)
Last concluding observations: 28.11.2002

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 25.06.1986
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 25.06.2016 (initially due in 2004)
Last concluding observations: 23.12.2002

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 02.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2014 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) – Status A

Last review: 10.2006
Next review: Deferred