ECESR Press Releases

Damanhour Criminal Court postpones the trial of 20 workers from the Kafr El Dawar Spinning and Weaving Factory to a hearing next December 27 to implement the defendants’ defense requests

26 November, the 14th Felonies Department of Damanhour in the Beheira Governorate considered the first trial sessions of 20 workers…

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After 4 years of a legal battle, Ministry of Justice and Bar association to establish a private record for the registration of legal civil companies

Arabic On November 6, 2014 ECESR lawyers filed two lawsuits, the first one is against the president of the Bar…

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URGENT | ECESR: Policemen in civilian uniforms impeded citizens access to a seminar at the center’s headquarters

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, ECESR held a seminar titled “White Taxi, Uber, and Careem between fair service and competition”.…

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Al-Khatib is in Danger

On February 18, 2018, according to his family, the prisoner Ahmad Al-Khatib was transferred from Abbassia Fever hospital to the…

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Egypt: Dismiss Charges, Uphold Constitutional Obligations towards Nubians

Joint Statement Thirty-two Nubian activists on trial for peacefully demanding their constitutionally enshrined ‘right of return’ to their ancestral lands…

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Alexandrani’s Remand Renewal Scheduled Days before Marking One Year as PoC

Circuit no. (15/Terrorism) of North Cairo Criminal Court is looking today into remanding Ismail Alexandrani, who is only days away…

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ECESR Appeals against Abusive Measures in Malek Adly’s Detention

Lawyers at the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) presented on Wednesday 29 June appeal no. (60453/70JY) before…

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Key Judicial Principles in Tiran and Sanafir Case

The Court of Administrative Justice, headed by judge Yahia El Dakroury and attended by judges Samy Darweesh and Abdel Megueed…

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Catastrophic Violation: Police Circumvents to Continue Detaining Released Suspects, Prosecution Ignores Flagrant Falsification

Forced disappearance committed by the Ministry of Interior, followed by a release order, followed by circumvention to continue detaining suspects…

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Court Orders Reinvestigation into Air Defense Stadium Case for Lack of Confidence in Evidence

The Criminal Court judge (Circuit no. 25/North Cairo Felonies) issued his preliminary ruling today to refer the case to reinvestigations…

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