Demonstrations in Egypt have continued for the third day in a row calling on President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to stand down.

Dozens of Egyptians took part in small anti-government demonstrations on Sunday in a number of Nile Delta villages, commemorating the anniversary of last year’s 20 September rare anti-corruption protests.

Last month Egyptian authorities encouraged witnesses in a notorious gang rape case to come forward. When they did, they themselves were reportedly charged with crimes. The move has stifled Egypt’s rising #MeToo movement.

Dozens of female journalists in Egypt have issued a statement denouncing sexual harassment in the workplace and demanding action to change the situation.

Human rights advocates urged Congress on Wednesday to make continued military assistance to Egypt contingent on Cairo improving its dire human rights record.

There have been 2,723 enforced disappearances in five years in Egypt, according to a report released by the Egyptian Commission for Human Rights.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Egyptian authorities to open a full investigation into the causes of the deaths of four detainees in three days inside Egyptian prisons.

Egyptian human rights groups on Saturday accused the authorities of “recycling” judicial cases against dissidents to prolong their periods of detention.

The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Egypt on Friday to release two jailed journalists, including one with Covid-19, after Human Rights Watch said four inmates had died in Egyptian custody within 72 hours.

The Working Group on Egypt calls on U.S. officials to condemn the August 25 ruling by a terrorism circuit court in Egypt against Bahey Eldin Hassan, one of the founders of Egypt’s human rights movement.