{"id":21581,"date":"2025-09-15T10:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpegy.org\/?post_type=editions&p=21581"},"modified":"2026-01-24T02:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:46:28","slug":"urgent-appeal-on-critical-health-of-egyptian-lawyer-and-human-rights-defender-hoda-abdel-moneim","status":"publish","type":"editions","link":"https:\/\/rpegy.org\/en\/editions\/urgent-appeal-on-critical-health-of-egyptian-lawyer-and-human-rights-defender-hoda-abdel-moneim\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent Appeal on Critical Health of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in pretrial detention since 1st of November 2018.\u00a0 Abdel-Moneim\u2018s life is imminently at risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to her lawyer, Ms. Abdelmonem had<\/span> two heart attacks on 23 and 30 August 2025, yet neither he nor her family were informed of her deteriorating health at the time, only learning of her condition during a subsequent visit on<\/span> 6 September 2025<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

In addition, Ms. Abdelmonem, who has been in detention since November 2018, suffers from cerebral arterial constriction, which left her bedridden for<\/span> 12 consecutive days and completely unable to move. She also suffers from chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) accompanied by<\/span> multiple pulmonary embolisms, requiring strict adherence to continuous treatment in order to stabilize her condition and prevent clot migration to the lungs \u2014 a potentially fatal risk. She further suffers from severe hypertension<\/span>, <\/b>acute inflammations in the joints and spine, and is in urgent need of knee replacement surgery. Her kidney functions have also deteriorated significantly, as her left kidney has completely ceased functioning, while her right kidney shows severe reflux. In addition, she previously suffered an<\/span> angina attack while in detention, and her health continues to deteriorate due to systematic medical neglect<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

On 9 September 2025, Hoda Abdel-Moneim\u2019s family submitted a new official request to the relevant authorities for her release on medical grounds. This request was preceded by numerous other requests that went unanswered. The family further filed a complaint with the National Council for Human Rights on 13 August 2025, requesting urgent intervention to provide Abdel-Moneim with the necessary medical care and demanding her immediate release<\/span><\/p>\n

The continuation of Abdel Monem’s pre-trial detention lacks any legal basis. She has been \u201crotated\u201d into two new cases \u2014 No. 800 of 2020 and No. 730 of 2020 \u2014 both carrying the same charges as Case No. 1552 of 2018 before the Supreme State Security Prosecution, in which a final and binding judgment was issued by an <\/span>exceptional<\/span><\/a> court. Re-imposing the same charges constitutes a blatant violation of the most basic guarantees of a fair trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoda Abdelmonem is not an individual ordeal, but rather part of a pattern of systematic violations committed by the Egyptian authorities against dissidents and human rights defenders. Prisoners in Egypt endure <\/span>grave human rights abuses<\/span><\/a> on a daily basis, without the slightest accountability for those responsible. These conditions have driven some detainees to <\/span>attempt suicide <\/span><\/a>due to the harshness of their detention, the denial of essential medication, and the authorities\u2019 failure to respond to medical emergencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The repeated \u201crotation\u201d of Hoda Abdelmonem \u2014 for the third time, despite the expiry of her sentence in October 2023 \u2014 epitomizes the flagrant disregard for judicial rulings, and highlights the extent to which the fate of political prisoners and human rights defenders in Egypt is determined by the security apparatuses and their decisions, rather than by the courts. This pattern is also evident in other cases, such as that of human rights defender Ibrahim Metwally, who has been imprisoned since 2017 and is continuously \u201crotated\u201d from one case to another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Accordingly, we call on the Egyptian authorities to<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n