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This investigation is prepared and published in collaboration between the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) & The New Humanitarian. By Sara Creta and Nour Khalil About this investigation: Last summer, the Refugees Platform in Egypt, a civil society organisation that defends human rights, contacted The New Humanitarian to share evidence that the Egyptian military was...

Engaging Civil Society and Targeted Communities in Shaping the “Refugee” Law Is a Fundamental Pillar to Address Shortcomings and Ensure Compliance with International Standards In its 243rd meeting on June 7th, 2023, the Cabinet, headed by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, approved several decrees, including a draft law called the “Foreigners’ Asylum Law.” The Cabinet statement included...

The undersigned organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately stop the serious abuses against Sudanese seeking refuge in Egypt. After issuing Decree No. 3326 of 2023, end of August 2023, authorities have arrested and detained Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers in inhumane conditions, subjected them to unfair trials, and forcibly returned them to Sudan in...

The Ministry of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate’ Affairs announced the opening of registration under the initiative to settle the military status of Egyptians abroad, starting from May 1st, 2024, for a period of two months.  This initiative, initially launched last July, allows eligible male abroad to settle their military status at a price of EUR/USD...

The Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) issues this paper to analyze the aforementioned decision. It examines and analyzes the framework of public policies, including local laws and decisions related to migration and asylum and their issues within the Egyptian legal system, and in light of international law and human rights rules, and Egypt’s obligations under...

Position statement from the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) ahead of the visit of the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, as well as the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen to Egypt on Sunday, March 17th, to enhance the partnership between the European...

As Ramadan commences, marking the eleventh month of the ongoing armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (SPF), the situation is worsening tragically inside Sudan and on the journey out of it in search of a haven. The armed conflict zone has expanded along with a surge in the cycle...

On February 28, 2024, the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) received a report indicating the arrest of Eritrean asylum seeker “S.S” by the Egyptian authorities. According to documented accounts, the arrest occurred on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 14:15 local time, when plain-clothes officers from the State General Investigations Service in a microbus intercepted the...

The Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) strongly condemns the hostile and racist behavior of members of the Egyptian security forces / Ministry of Interior, in official uniforms, who assaulted refugee women and children while they were standing in line to enter the UNHCR office in 6th of October city. RPE condemns this racist behavior that...

Joint Statement A large-scale incursion into Rafah would be a bloodbath, and the world must not allow it. Urgent international action is urgently needed, as forcing the nearly one-and-a-half million displaced people in Rafah into forced evacuation again would have catastrophic and unimaginable humanitarian consequences. The humanitarian response in Rafah is already exhausting. Any expanded...

For the 131st day in a row, “Israel” continues to carry out an unprecedented genocidal war against the Palestinians in Gaza, which not only included the direct killing of civilians through continuous land, sea and air bombardment and premeditated killing, but also used clear policies to kill civic life in The Gaza Strip by targeting...

 The Condition of the Injured and Wounded from Gaza to Egypt… Caught Between the Collapse of the Healthcare System in the Strip and the Exploitation and Sluggishness of the “Security Coordination” and the Grip of Egyptian Authorities This report provides an overview of the conditions of the wounded and injured from Gaza crossing to Egypt...

Through its work with diverse refugee communities in Egypt, the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) has identified and documented numerous issues associated with the system and policies governing registration services provided by the UNHCR in Egypt. These services, central for regularization or legal recognition of identity, directly contribute to outcomes that heighten the level of...

Over 1,000 popular movements, political parties, unions, and other organizations call on states around the world to support South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. The newly-formed International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (ICSGP) issued a sign-on letter* on January 3, 2024 that garnered over 1000 organizational endorsements from around the world in less than...

An open letter from 379 researchers and members of civil society from the Global South and the Global North against the “Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership between the European Union (EU) and Tunisia” and against the EU’s border externalisation policies. As researchers and members of civil society from the Global South...

Egyptian organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ refusal, specifically the Immigration and Passports Authority, to extend or issue permits for the temporary entry and residence of Gazans stranded in Egypt. We call on the Egyptian authorities to urgently issue a decision to extend all crossing and residence permits at least for three months, renewable, until the...

We 14 NGOs urge the EU and its Member States to prioritize accountability and human rights reforms in ongoing negotiations for an EU strategic partnership with Egypt, notably regarding the overall framework of the deal, provision of financial support, and migration and security cooperation. If the EU fails to address Egypt’s human rights and accountability crisis,...

The Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) has documented the alarming situation of a Syrian refugee, M. A. R., who is currently detained by Egyptian authorities at Cairo International Airport since the 2nd of December. This distressing development transpired after the Lebanese authorities denied his entry into Lebanon, despite his registration with the UNHCR in Lebanon....

The undersigned organisations demand that States that have provided and continue to provide arms and other forms of military assistance to Israel, adhere to their legal obligations and act resolutely and urgently to prevent Israel from perpetuating further international crimes and other serious violations of international law. This includes their obligations to prevent the commission...

A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries The undersigned Arab human rights organizations call on permanent member states of the United Nations Security Council and member states of the League of Arab States to take immediate action to prevent the situation in Gaza from developing into the crime of genocide against Palestinian civilians. The...

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the detention of political activist Ghada Naguib by Turkish authorities, the wife of opposition figure Hisham Abdullah. We call for her immediate and unconditional release, urging the Turkish authorities to immediately refrain from deporting her to Egypt. The organizations emphasize that any improvement in relations between Egypt and Turkey...