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31 October 2024

Joint Statement on the ongoing Arbitrary Detention of Egyptian lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem

Lawyers for Lawyers, the FreeHoda Campaign and other human rights and lawyers’ organisations, express grave concern for the ongoing arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdelmonem. For over six years Hoda has been detained on fabricated charges,

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18 July 2024

Joint UPR submission Egypt

Egypt

On 16 July 2024, Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society of England and Wales, The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt. The next UPR of Egypt will

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16 July 2024

Statement on the alleged enforced disappearance of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Kassem

Egypt

Update: Lawyers for Lawyers has been informed that following our public intervention, lawyer Ahmed Kassem was released on Sunday 21st July. Despite this positive development, we remain concerned for his safety and urge the Egyptian authorities to cease undue interference

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11 June 2024

Joint-Statement on UN experts’ call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers

Egypt

In a joint-statement, Lawyers for Lawyers and 27 other organizations endorsed the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government about the targeting of human rights lawyers through counter-terrorism legislation, resulting in their

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