Egypt - African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights

African Commission urged to confront deepening human rights crisis in Egypt

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should take decisive action to address Egypt’s long-running human rights crisis following its review of the country’s record, 22 organizations said on Thursday. The statement followed the commission’s 85th session, during which both the Egyptian government and the commission’s country rapporteur presented reports that rights groups claim misrepresented or overlooked key abuses. Egypt’s official…

Egypt - African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights

Press Release - Government and Commissioner's Reports Exclude Key Violations

Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights

Click to expand Image Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, during Egypt’s review in October 2025. © 2025 Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country, 22 organizations said today. The commission has found Egypt in breach of n…

Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights…Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations

The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country, 22 organizations said today. The commission has found Egypt in breach of numerous articles of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights but has not adopted a resolution on Egypt since 2015, despite the severe deterioration of Egypt’s human rights situa…