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Joint Statement: Egyptian authorities must end arbitrary detentions and forced deportations of Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers.

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...

Conscription Status Settlement: Constitutional Violation and Extortion of Egyptians Abroad

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...

Worth Billions: Ramifications of a Failed and Deadly Partnership between the European Union and Sisi’s Dictatorial Regime

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...

Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seeker “S.S” at Sheikh Zayed Police Station: Efforts to Forcefully Deport Her Violate Local and International Laws; Egyptian Authorities Urged to Cease Immediately and Release Her.

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 Egyptian Public Prosecution must investigate a racist assault by police officers on refugee women and children in front of the UNHCR office, and the UN agency must take preventive measures and provide protection

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...

Confronting forced displacement plans and stopping the threat of genocide in Gaza is the responsibility of the Egyptian authorities, in partnership with the international community

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...

“We Support South Africa’s Genocide Convention Case Against Israel”

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...

Against The Anti-Migrant And Anti-Black Policies Of The EU And Tunisia

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...

Critical appeal for government action regarding residency permits for Gazans in Egypt

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...

The EU should uphold human rights and accountability in negotiation of a strategic partnership with Egypt

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,...

Urgent Call to Halt Forced Deportation of Syrian refugee (M. A. R.)

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....

Ending complicity in international crimes: A two-way arms embargo on Israel

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...

International and Arab failure to prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian people must end

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...

Turkey: Release stateless activist Ghada Naguib and refrain from deporting her to Egypt

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...

Urgent action needed to compel Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and ensure access of humanitarian aid

Egyptian human rights organizations call on the international community and the Egyptian government, in accordance with its humanitarian role and obligations under international law, to take all necessary measures to provide urgent relief to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, especially in light of the comprehensive blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation since 9...

Gaza: Protecting Palestinians and civilian facilities from targeting, preventing forced displacement, urgently securing border crossings, and immediate arrival of humanitarian aid is a responsibility of the international community and neighboring countries

The Israeli occupation government continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip and imposes a comprehensive siege by cutting off water and electricity and closing all border crossings, which means preventing all basic needs of life, in conjunction with the continued bombing of residential facilities, hospitals and schools without prior warning. And the use of internationally...

RPE Comments on Cabinet Decision No. 3326 of 2023: Exploitation from a Punitive Perspective, Violates the Law, and Fails to Achieve its Purpose

On August 31st, 2023, the Egyptian Cabinet issued Decree No. 3326, granting foreigners residing irregularly a three-month grace period to regularize their status. The decision stipulates that non-Egyptians applying for residency, whether for tourism or non-tourism purposes, through the General Administration of Passports, Immigration, and Nationality, must submit alongside their application a payment receipt indicating...

Justice for the Victims of Pylos Shipwreck and reparation for their Families

More than two months after the tragic Pylos shipwreck off the Greek coast, carrying approximately 750 migrants – amidst allegations against the Greek coast guard for its involvement in the incident – only 104 people survived. The search operation led to the recovery of 82 bodies until it was halted on July 7, 2023. Among...

Egypt after the Rabaa Massacre: Ten years of repression, collective punishment, and impunity

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 24 organizations express their condolences to the families who lost loved ones peacefully opposing the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi and reiterate their calls for accountability and justice. A decade ago, on August 14, 2013 under the direct orders of Egypt’s current president –...

Civil Society Organizations Condemn Sentencing of Egyptian Academic and Researcher Patrick George Zaki

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the three-year prison sentence handed down to human rights researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and academic Patrick George Zaki for his writings highlighting the hardship and discrimination faced by Coptic Christians in Egypt, such as himself.  On July 18, 2023, following a trial rife...

The Egyptian government must provide support to the families of the Egyptian victims and missing persons in the Greek boat disaster… and all must cooperate to ensure an independent investigation is made

Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) is in full solidarity with the families of the victims and the missing in the shipwreck off the Greek coast, and we call on the Egyptian government to intervene urgently and take immediate measures to support the families of the missing Egyptians and provide them with the necessary assistance. On...