The decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt not to sign a flawed Criminal Procedure Code and to send it back to parliament for revision was a positive move, 20 civil society organizations ...

The United Nations Human Rights Office has voiced serious concerns over Egypt’s proposed amendments to its Code of Criminal Procedure, calling for greater transparency and alignment with international ...

Several human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists, have jointly called on Egypt’s parliament to reject a proposed ...

Egyptian government expands reach of foreign funding article in penal code; changes could mean death penalty in some cases for public servants and could also place more restrictions on work of NGOs ...