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On Tuesday, August 11, after 22 years without an execution in Lebanon, the country’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, making it the first Arab country to formally scrap capital punishment. The new law replaces death sentences with life imprisonment with hard labor. And what was the only party on record in that country to [...]

A UN expert warned on Tuesday that policies on border protection and migration cannot nullify the absolute ban on returning a person to torture as set out in international law. The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, published a position paper on the principle [...]

Amnesty International on Tuesday called on authorities to immediately release dozens of people detained in Egypt over their alleged involvement with Gen Z002, a Discord-based group used to discuss political issues, criticize government policies, and hold discussions about bringing meaningful change to the country. In January, Gen Z002 organized an online poll titled “Popular Referendum [...]

Dr. Mohamed Gomaa is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg, and a JURIST Correspondent covering Egypt. In a milestone judicial and legislative development, the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) has taken center stage in a high-stakes constitutional review targeting the nation’s foundational property contracts. At the heart of this legal [...]

Egypt has been arbitrarily arresting and deporting refugees with expired permits, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The majority of these refugees and asylum seekers are from Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan is in year four of a deadly civil war, while renewed violence plagues South Sudan. The situation in Egypt is due in part [...]

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday welcomed an announced peace deal between the United States and Iran, remaining hopeful it represents a step toward permanently ending regional hostilities. Guterres indicated in a statement that he is deeply appreciative of the role countries such as Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt played in supporting the deal, [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and 14 other press freedom and human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the EU Monday raising concerns over Egypt’s lack of progress on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. As part of the elevation of the EU-Egypt relationship to a Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership in [...]

Amnesty International called Thursday on Egyptian authorities to immediately release jailed activists and uphold international law, following the arrest of a group involved in organizing a peaceful protest. Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” [...]

Dr. Mohamed Gomaa is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg, and a JURIST Correspondent covering Egypt. In a milestone legislative move, the Egyptian Cabinet officially approved and referred two comprehensive personal status bills—laws that govern domestic and familial matters—to the House of Representatives on May 25. Drafted over the course [...]

The ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reflects a deeper structural challenge in international water governance: the fragmentation of legal regimes and the inability of existing institutional arrangements to operationalize core principles of international water law in a coherent and enforceable manner. Despite widespread recognition of foundational norms—such as equitable and reasonable [...]