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Egypt: Alkarama Reports 4 More Cases of Disappearances, Including 2 Young Students, to the UN

EGY - News | 12 October 2016

On 12 October 2016, Alkarama alerted the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) of several cases of disappearances in Egypt, concerning two young students, Ahmed Abdelrahim Hanafi Abdelrahim and Ahmed Atef Ahmed Abdelrahim Al Baghdadi, who recently went missing, as well as two men, Mohamed Gomaa Youssef Afifi and Abdelrahim Mahmoud Abd Annabi Alsayed, who have been disappeared for 10 months and two years respectively.

Egypt: Disappearance of a Medical Student Following His Abduction by the Homeland Security

EGY - News | 30 September 2016

On 30 September 2016, Alkarama alerted the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) of the case of Ahmed Abdelrahman Ahmed Youssef Mabrouk, an Egyptian medical student who disappeared on 6 September. That day, Mabrouk was abducted by members of the Homeland Security at the University Hospital of 6th of October City, Giza Governorate, and has since gone missing, with the authorities denying any implication in his abduction and refusing to disclose his whereabouts. His case adds to the thousands of disappearances that occurred in the country, including the recent disappearances earlier this month, of a lawyer and another student in the Giza Governorate.

Egypt: New NGO Draft Law Further Undermines Fundamental Human Rights

EGY - News | 29 September 2016

On 8 September 2016, the Cabinet of Egypt approved an alarming draft NGO law that is currently under review by the Egyptian Council of State. In light of the worrisome content of the draft law that violates both the Constitution and international human rights instruments, on 29 September 2016, Alkarama sent a communication to the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (SR FPAA). The letter first informs the Special Rapporteur of the draft law problematic provisions, such as the strict control of National Security Services over the funds and activities of associations, and requested his urgent intervention with the Egyptian authorities to prevent this draft law from being enacted as long as it does not comply with international human rights law.

Egypt: Alkarama Alerts the UN of the Disappearance of a Medical Student

EGY - News | 16 September 2016

On 14 September 2016, Alkarama referred the case of Abdelrahman Gamal Mohamed Ahmed, an Egyptian medical student who disappeared on 25 August, to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). That day, Gamal Mohamed Ahmed was abducted by members of the National Security Agency at 6th of October City, Giza Governorate, and has since gone missing, with the authorities so far refusing to provide information on his fate and whereabouts. His case adds to the thousands of disappearances that occurred in the country, including the recent disappearance of a lawyer in the Giza Governorate.

Egypt: Alkarama Alerts the UN of the Disappearance of a Lawyer

EGY - News | 05 September 2016

On 2 September 2016, Alkarama referred the case of Mohammad Mahmoud Sadeq Ahmed, an Egyptian lawyer who disappeared on 30 August, to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). That day, Mahmoud Sadeq Ahmed was abducted by members of the police forces in Giza train station and has since gone missing, with the authorities refusing to provide information on him. His case adds to the thousands of disappearances that occurred in the country and that Alkarama has been extensively documenting in recent months.

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