U.S. Department
of Justice
Arab Republic of Egypt
US Government Reports
- State Department - Country Documents
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY36070 - Feb. 2010
- Please confirm that there is a passport stamp which indicates that a person is not wanted for military service. If so, please advise whether this means that someone has completed his service, deferred it or is exempted.
- As of 2007, is it possible for an Egyptian male national to receive such a stamp on his passport if he was still subject to completing his military service in the future?
- Is it possible to provide samples of stamps placed on Egyptian national passports regarding military service and an explanation of the circumstances in which they would apply?
- EGY35958 - Jan. 2010
- How are identity cards issued (at what age etc)?
- Is it conceivable that a 22 year old would have on his ID card an address at which he has not lived for over 20 years?
- What is the documentation process for a deferral of military service? How is it policed, and by which authority?
- EGY34903 - May 2009
- Have any Egyptian citizens have been denied passports for being sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood?
- EGY33006 - April 2008
- What are the procedures for the issue of passports in Egypt? Could a person have to pay a bribe to get a passport?
- Are persons who have been detained because of their political activities denied passports?
- What are the procedures involved in leaving Egypt?
- EGY30554 - Sep. 2006
- Information in research response EGY17596 suggests that Al Ghad was formed in 2004. Is there any evidence to suggest that the Al Ghad party existed in any form in 1995?
- What is the current situation for members of Al Ghad?
- Is there any evidence that Egyptian authorities monitor the activities of Egyptians overseas?
- Is there any information on the availability of false documents in Egypt?
- EGY36070 - Feb. 2010
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- EGY105396.E - Egypt: Whether a citizen of Egypt who is living abroad can obtain a studentment from military service without a National Identity Card; whether an Egyptian citizen can apply for a National Identity Card from outside of Egypt – Jan. 2016
- EGY105077.E - Whether travel documents issued to Palestinians have the same appearance as passports; whether these documents identify a person's legal status; what "type p" stands for in those documents - February 2015
- EGY104665.E - Exit and entry procedures at airports and land borders; incidence of bribery of Egyptian border officials to facilitate departure by individuals with fraudulent travel documents or outstanding financial, military, or legal obligations or who are sought by the government for political reasons; the punishment for border officers caught taking such bribes (2009- November 2013) - December 2013
- EGY104664.E - Whether people who have converted from Islam to Christianity, particularly those converts who have been arrested, are able to obtain passports and leave the country (April 2010-November 2013) - November 2013
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group International
- The State of Cultural Citizenship for Egyptian Minorities - Mar. 2023
Law
- Decree No. 12025 of the Year 2004 Concerning Certain Provisions Enforcing Law No. 154 of the Year 2004 on Amendment of Certain Provisions of Law No. 26 of the Year 1975 Concerning the Egyptian Nationality - Jan. 2004
US Government Reports
- Department of Labor - Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
- Congressional Research Reports
- Child Soldiers Prevention Act: Security Assistance Restrictions - Oct. 2023
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
- USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom Reforms to Egypt’s Educational Curriculum - Aug. 2022
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)
- COI Query Response – Egypt – Situation of children - Dec. 2024
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers
- Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008
- Human Rights Watch Reports
- “No One Cared He Was A Child” Egyptian Security Forces’ Abuse of Children in Detention – March 2020
- Underage and Unprotected:Child Labor in Egypt's Cotton Fields - Jan. 2001
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Recent Elections
- Human Rights Watch Reports
- Elections in Egypt: State of Permanent Emergency Incompatible with Free and Fair - Nov. 2010
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Issues for Congress – Dec. 2021
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY36406 - March 2010
- What constitutes a valid marriage in Egypt? In order for a marriage in Egypt to be considered valid, must the couple live together and have consummated the marriage?
- EGY31472 - March 2007
- Is it a tradition or a common occurrence in Egyptian society that pregnant women or women who have had babies live with their parents rather than their husbands?
- EGY36406 - March 2010
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- EGY106353.E - Egypt: Situation and treatment of single women and women who head their own households, including availability of support services and ability to access housing and employment, including in Cairo and Alexandria (2017-September 2019) - Oct 2019
- EGY106350.E - Egypt: Domestic violence, including violence by former partners; legislation and state protection; support services available - Oct 2019
- EGY105005.E - Egypt: Treatment of women who do not conform to Muslim practices and traditions, including wearing a veil (head covering), in rural and urban areas; state protection available to victims of mistreatment – Nov. 2014
- EGY104706.FE - Egypt: State protection available to victims of spousal and family violence – Dec. 2013
- EGY104413.E - Whether the government in Egypt has made head covering mandatory for women (2012-May 2013) - May 2013
- EGY100090.E - Domestic violence; whether there is state protection for the victims; existence of women's groups, shelters, or hot-lines (January 2003-June 2005) - June 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Egypt: “Handcuffed like dangerous criminals”: Arbitrary detention and forced returns of Sudanese refugees in Egypt - June 2024
- Human Rights Watch Reports
- Trapped - How Male Guardianship Policies Restrict Women’s Travel and Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa - July 2023
US Government Reports
- State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY38177 - March 2011
- What is the history and current status of 6 April Youth Movement? What are its aims? Is there any information about arrests, detention or other harm done to members of the 6 April Youth Movement?
- Who started the 6 April Youth Movement?
- Does it have a Facebook page? Is it possible to verify whether a person has posted comments on the Movement Facebook page?
- Is there any information about the Movement in Sydney?
- EGY35028 - June 2009
- Please provide current information on military service obligations in Egypt.
- Please provide information on whether there are any alternatives to military service.
- Please provide any information available on the treatment of persons opposed to military service. Specifically, is there any information available on the treatment of persons who have opposed or refused military service because the military has been used to suppress peaceful protests in Egypt?
- EGY38177 - March 2011
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Amnesty International Reports:
- Egypt: “Handcuffed like dangerous criminals”: Arbitrary detention and forced returns of Sudanese refugees in Egypt - June 2024
- Egypt: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, 137th Session, 27 February – 24 March 2023 - Jan 2023
- Write for Rights 2019 Campaign Report – April 2020
- Egypt: Permanent State of Exception: Abuses by the Supreme State Security Prosecution – Nov. 2019
- Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Review of 2019 (PDF), - Review of 2018
- Roadmap to Repression: No End in Sight to Human Rights Violators - Jan. 2014
- Time for Justice - Egypt's corrosive system of detention - Apr. 2011
- We are not dirt - Forced Evictions in Egypt's Informal Settlements - Aug. 2011
- Egypt - Systematic abuses in the name of security - May 2007
- Freedom House - 2024, 2023
- Freedom House Special Reports
- Human Rights Watch - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
- World Events: 2023
- Human Rights Watch Reports
- Trapped - How Male Guardianship Policies Restrict Women’s Travel and Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa - July 2023
- “If You Are Afraid for Your Lives, Leave Sinai!” Egyptian Security Forces and ISIS-Affiliate Abuses in North Sinai – May 2019
- "Look for Another Homeland" Forced Evictions in Egypt's Rafah - September 2015
- The Road Ahead: A Human Rights Agenda for Egypt's New Parliament - Jan. 2012
- Anatomy of a State Security Case The "Victorious Sect" Arrests - Dec. 2007
- Margins of Repression State Limits on Nongovernmental Organization Activism - July 2005
- Reading between the "Red Lines": The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities - June 2005
- Minority Rights International Group
- The State of Cultural Citizenship for Egyptian Minorities - Mar. 2023
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY35958 - Jan. 2010
- What are the various security authorities in Egypt?
- Which one is responsible for cracking down on Koranists?
- If they wanted to interrogate someone, is it conceivable that they might contact the house by telephone and then pass the message through a lawyer?
- Is there any evidence to suggest that many ordinary Koranists (as opposed to those who are linked to Ahmed Subhy Mansour or those engaged in polemics with the Sheikhs of Al Azhar University) have been rounded up by the security police and detained indefinitely?
- EGY31467 - March 2007
- How far is Kana from Cairo?
- Is there any information on the work of the police in Kana?
- Do members of the police force stamp passports in Cairo?
- How far is Domiat from Cairo?
- Is it possible to find out how many police stations there are in Domiat?
- The address of the police station in Domiat?
- The number of police officers in Domiat?
- EGY35958 - Jan. 2010
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- EGY42420.E - Al-Tar vendetta feuds; underlying philosophy and principles; areas or groups that participate in it; how Egyptian law addresses it; reaction of authorities to violence committed in this tradition - March 2004
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Egypt: “Handcuffed like dangerous criminals”: Arbitrary detention and forced returns of Sudanese refugees in Egypt - June 2024
- “This Will Only End When You Die” National Security Agency Harassment of Activists In Egypt – Sept. 2021
- Crushing Humanity: The Abuse of Solitary Confinement in Egypt’s Prisons – May 2018
- "Officially, You Do Not Exist" Disappeared and Tortured in the Name of Counter-Terrorism - July 2016
- Egypt - Justice subverted: trials of civilians before military courts - 2007
- Human Rights Watch Reports
- “Security Forces Dealt with Them” Suspicious Killings and Extrajudicial Executions by Egyptian Security Forces – Sept. 2021
- "We Are In Tombs" Abuses in Egypt's Scorpion Prison - Sept. 2016
- Egypt: Mass Arrests and Torture in Sinai - Feb. 2005
- Trials of Civilians in Military Courts Violate International Law Executions Continue, No Appeal of Death Sentences to Higher Court - July 1993
US Government Reports
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Violating Rights – Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws – Dec. 2020
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Profiles
- Egypt: “What do I care if you die?”: Negligence and denial of health care in Egyptian prisons – Jan. 2021
Intergovernmental Organization Reports
- World Health Organization Page
US Government Reports
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office Country Policy and Information Note -
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY37111 - Aug. 2010
- Please provide information on the Kifaya Movement and the treatment of known supporters of this movement in Egypt.
- Please provide information on the Gad Party.
- Please provide information about the fundamental policy differences between the Kifaya and the Muslim Brothers and the Ghad Party.
- Please provide information regarding demonstrations involving the Kifaya Movement that occurred in Egypt between 2005 and 2007, including demonstrations in Tahrir Square. Please provide information on whether demonstrators were arrested, detained or mistreated.
- Please provide information on the treatment of individuals who speak out in opposition to the ruling Mubarak government.
- Is there any information to support the claim that a person with an "internal security file" might be targeted or become unemployable or face the risk of detentions, interrogations, verbal abuse and physical violence?
- Is there any information about the operation of the police and security forces in Egypt which suggests they operate within the rule of law or act to discriminate against people who hold views opposed to the governing regime?
- Can you please confirm the citizenship status and rights in Kuwait of a person born in Kuwait to Egyptian parents? The publication Citizenship Laws of the World (Part 5:9) suggests that persons born in Kuwait of foreign parents cannot acquire Kuwait citizenship, that birth within the territory of Kuwait does not automatically confer citizenship and that dual citizenship is not recognized by Kuwait.
- EGY33000 - March 2008
- Please advise who is the President of the Law Society in Alexandria, Egypt?
- Please advise who is the Egyptian Minister of Interior?
- Please advise who is the Commander of Intelligence in Ismaliyia province?
- Please advise whether President Sadat had university students arrested in 1981 who were against his policies, in particular his visit to Israel in 1981? Please provide some background material about the arrests in 1981 by Sadat?
- Does the National Party pressure people to join their party?
- Is there any information to support claims that people would be sacked from their jobs if they didn't join the National Party?
- Is there any information to support claims that a champion sportsman would be prevented from competing because he didn't join the National Party?
- Is it possible to obtain a list of people who registered their names for the general election in 2000?
- Is there a list of candidates who stood as independents in the 2000 elections?
- Can you provide information about Kamal El Shazli?
- Please advise which seat Mohamad Saad Hamed, the Minister of Finance stood for in the 2000 elections?
- Please advise whether any other candidate stood against Mohamad Saad Hamed in the 2000 elections?
- EGY37111 - Aug. 2010
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- ZZZ104959.E - Egypt and Palestine: The status of a Palestinian with an Egyptian Travel Document for Palestinian Refugees in Egypt, including rights to residency, employment and education; ability to travel between Gaza and Egypt with this document – Sept. 2014
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Egypt: “Handcuffed like dangerous criminals”: Arbitrary detention and forced returns of Sudanese refugees in Egypt - June 2024
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
US Government Reports
- State Department International Religious Freedom Report - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Special Reports
- Religious Freedom Challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses - Nov. 2024
- Factsheet: Muslims in Africa - Oct. 2021
- Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Hate Speech Law in Africa – Apostasy Laws - Dec. 2019
- The Religion-State Relationship & the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief: A Comparative Textual Analysis of the Constitutions of Majority Muslim Countries and Other OIC Members – August 2012
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY38046 - Feb. 2011
- Please provide information about the presence and activities of Evangelical churches in Egypt, and any information about the response of state authorities or individual Muslims to their attempts to evangelise/proselytise.
- EGY37971 - Dec. 2010
- What is the distance between Luxor and Al Qousieh?
- Please provide as much information as possible on the Evangelical Church in Al Qousieh, including exact location, history, size, activities and the presiding priest.
- Please provide more information on the Evangelical Church in Luxor, particularly in relation to its size, activities and history (date of establishment).
- Please provide any further details that may be available, regarding the reported detention and release of twelve evangelical students in Alexandria mentioned in EGY37914 and sourced to the US Department of State.
- EGY35485 - Nov. 2009
- Please provide information on the history and status of Jehovah's Witnesses in Egypt.
- What restrictions or forms of discrimination do they face in practising their religion?
- How are they treated by members of the community (both Muslims and Copts)?
- How are they treated by the authorities? Is protection available to them?
- EGY35721 - Nov. 2009
- What restrictions or forms of discrimination do Jehovah's Witnesses face in practising their religion in Egypt? To what extent are they forced to practice underground, and what are the likely consequences if they do not?
- How are Jehovah's Witnesses treated by members of the community (both Muslims and Copts) in Egypt? Have they been subject to incidences of violence or harassment?
- How are Jehovah's Witnesses treated by the Egyptian authorities? Is state protection available to them?
- EGY38046 - Feb. 2011
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- EGY105804.E - Treatment of members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including leaders, returnee members and suspected members, by authorities, following the removal of President Mohamed Morsi - June 2017
- EGY103421.E - Whether people who have converted from Islam to Christianity, particularly those converts who have been arrested, are able to obtain passports and leave the country (2004 - March 2010) - March 2010
- UK Home Office
- Country Policy and Information Note Egypt: Christians - Dec. 2023
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Ahmadis
- World Directory of Minorities - Quaranists
- World Directory of Minorities - Sufi Muslims
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group
- Justice Denied, Promises Broken: The Situation of Egypt’s Minorities Since 2014 – Jan. 2019
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group
- World Directory of Minorities - Baha’i
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY36322 - March 2010
- What knowledge would a deacon and Sunday school teacher have of (i) the Coptic Orthodox Church organization in Egypt, and (ii) Coptic Christian beliefs and liturgy? As to the latter, would a deacon and Sunday school teacher be expected to know all or some of the matters mentioned in the overview entitled "The Coptic Orthodox Church" posted on the USA Coptic Church website? If not all, what matters could the person be expected to know?
- Please provide any information on the Virgin Mary and St Gabriel Church in Alexandria.
- Are there any news reports or other information about forced conversations of Muslims to Christianity?
- Would the Egyptian media publish a report of such an incident? In all cases, or only in certain circumstances?
- Where the Egyptian police had detained and questioned a Coptic Christian suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and conversion, would the police always proceed to charge the person with an offence (such as the offence of Â"sectarian violence?) or might the police release the person without charge due to lack of evidence?
- Please provide any further information on the attitude of Egyptian police, security forces, government informants and members of the Islamic brotherhoods towards Coptic Christians who are suspected of (i) assisting Christian converts and (ii) encouraging Muslims to convert.
- EGY36097 - Feb. 2010
- Please provide information about the penalty imposed on those who are conscientious objectors to compulsory service in Egypt.
- Please advise whether there is any evidence that the penalty imposed on Christian objectors is greater than or different from that imposed on Muslims who object on grounds of conscience?
- Please provide any available information on the poor treatment of Christian conscripts?
- Is there any information available on the inferior or poor treatment of Coptic Christian conscripts, particularly reports of denial of the opportunity to practise their faith whilst serving?
- Is there any evidence that Christian conscripts are prevented from having bibles or prayer books?
- Is there a ban on wearing any visible religious symbols applying to all conscripts or only to Christians?
- Are there any reports of forcible removal of the tattoo of the cross from Christians serving in the military?
- EGY35653 - Nov. 2009
- Please provide details about the 2008 Abu Fana monastery raid(s) and any action by the authorities since: time of day, scale of attack, duration of attack, profile of the perpetrating party, numbers of people involved, lay people present at the time, etc.
- Please advise if there has been a series of raids on this monastery or just one in recent times.
- Is it common for Coptic families not to report kidnappings of their daughters/sisters for fear of embarrassment and losing face?
- EGY35732 - Nov. 2009
- Please advise whether the treatment of Christian converts in Cairo is any more or less tolerant than in other parts of Egypt?
- Please advise whether Christian converts living in Cairo rely on the protection of the authorities in that city?
- Please provide any information regarding the ill-treatment, by authorities in Egypt, of family members (as distinct from the convert) of a convert to Christianity?
- Is there any information regarding whether Coptic Christians are accepted into the Egyptian police force and if so, what proportion of the police force they comprise?
- Please provide statistics regarding the number of Coptic Christians and Muslims in Cairo?
- Please provide some recent information about tensions and conflicts, in Cairo, between Copts and Muslims.
- EGY33672 - Aug. 2008
- Would the state provide protection to a female who is married but is still a virgin who want to divorce her husband? Does it protect wives from violent husbands?
- What are the divorce procedures in Egypt, including under Shar'ia law?
- What are the annulment/divorce procedures in the Coptic Church?
- What are the cultural attitudes to the suggestion of a divorce in Souhag?
- Would a woman in this situation be a desirable target of Islamic fundamentalists to rape and kidnap?
- Culturally, are men seen as superior to females?
- EGY32910 - Feb. 2008
- Please advise whether female genital mutilation is illegal in Egypt?
- Please advise what the attitude of authorities is towards FGM?
- Please advise what steps have the government and/or NGOs taken to stop the practice? (The US State report refers to a conference in November in Cairo aimed at eradicating FGM).
- Please advise what the attitude of the Coptic Church is towards FGM. Please provide any recent reports or statements by the Coptic Church on the practice?
- Please advise whether the incidence of FGM is any different in the Coptic Christian community?
- Are there any recent studies on the prevalence of FGM in Egypt?
- What age are girls subjected to FGM?
- Is the incidence of FGM any different in the big cities?
- What groups of women are more at risk of FGM?
- Who performs FGM?
- Have there been any charges or action taken against doctors or midwives who perform FGM?
- Are there any reports on women who have refused to be circumcise?
- EGY31526 - March 2007
- Would you be able to find the MINBUZA (Dept of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands) report on Christians in Egypt 2001, and later reports on Copts and forced conversion (if any) by the European refugee assessment bodies (ie Danish, Swedish, Norwegians etc)?
- Also are you able to find any press reports by Dr Cornelis Hulsman who is a Dutch sociologist and lived in Cairo in the late 90's and reported on forced conversions. I note that there was an article written by Dr Hulsman in Middle East Times on 27 June 1999.
- Are you able to find any others?
- EGY30489 - Sept. 2006
- Please provide information on the situation for Coptic Christians in Egypt in 2002.
- Please provide info on the situation for Coptic Christians today.
- Please provide information on Jamaa Islamia and its activities.
- Does this group engage of discrimination/harassment of Christians?
- Do the authorities provide protection to Christians?
- EGY36322 - March 2010
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group
- World Directory of Minorities- Copts
US Government Reports
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Religious Freedom Challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses - Nov. 2024
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY35721 - Nov. 2009
- What restrictions or forms of discrimination do Jehovah's Witnesses face in practising their religion in Egypt? To what extent are they forced to practice underground, and what are the likely consequences if they do not?
- How are Jehovah's Witnesses treated by members of the community (both Muslims and Copts) in Egypt? Have they been subject to incidences of violence or harassment?
- How are Jehovah's Witnesses treated by the Egyptian authorities? Is state protection available to them?
- EGY35721 - Nov. 2009
Non-Government Organization Reports
- World Directory of Minorities - Jehovah's Witness
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Minority Rights Group
- World Directory of Minorities - Shi’a
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY36560 - May 2010
- Please provide information on lesbian clubs/venues in Alexandria, and any information on resources/facilities for lesbians including websites in Alexandria and Egypt.
- Is lesbian activity illegal?
- Are lesbians mistreated by police and other authorities?
- Are lesbians subjected to serious social/family discrimination/harassment?
- EGY37237 - Aug. 2010
- Are there any reports of the arrest of 10 men, either a human rights or gay rights group, in February 2006 in Cairo or El Arish?
- Does the Coptic Christian church deny gay men the right to worship?
- EGY36560 - May 2010
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International
- Making Love a Crime: Criminalization of Same-Sex Conduct in Sub-Saharan Afica - April 2013
- Human Rights Watch - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
- Human Rights Watch Profiles
- “All This Terror Because of a Photo” Digital Targeting and Its Offline Consequences for LGBT People in the Middle East and North Africa - Feb. 2023
- Audacity in Adversity: LGTB Activism in the Middle East and North Africa - April 2018
Foreign Government Reports
- UK Home Office
- Country Policy and Information Note Egypt: Military Service (Updated) - Nov. 2022
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Amnesty International Report
- Egypt Rises Killings - Detentions and Torture in the '25 January Revolution' - May 2011
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY32910 - Feb. 2008
- Please advise whether female genital mutilation is illegal in Egypt?
- Please advise what the attitude of authorities is towards FGM?
- Please advise what steps have the government and/or NGOs taken to stop the practice? (The US State report refers to a conference in November in Cairo aimed at eradicating FGM).
- Please advise what the attitude of the Coptic Church is towards FGM. Please provide any recent reports or statements by the Coptic Church on the practice?
- Please advise whether the incidence of FGM is any different in the Coptic Christian community?
- Are there any recent studies on the prevalence of FGM in Egypt?
- What age are girls subjected to FGM?
- Is the incidence of FGM any different in the big cities?
- What groups of women are more at risk of FGM?
- Who performs FGM?
- Have there been any charges or action taken against doctors or midwives who perform FGM?
- Are there any reports on women who have refused to be circumcised?
- EGY32910 - Feb. 2008
Foreign Government Reports
- Australian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
- EGY35071 - June 2009
- What is the current attitude of Egyptian authorities towards supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood?
- Are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood routinely detained and interrogated?
- Were Muslim Brotherhood supporters targeted before, during, or after the Egyptian Assembly elections in 2006?
- EGY35071 - June 2009
Foreign Government Reports
- Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
- EGY104723 - Treatment of overseas government employees, who were part of the Mubarak administration, upon their return to Egypt after the removal of President Morsi; treatment of these individuals by the Muslim Brotherhood - Jan. 2014
Non-Government Organization Reports
- Freedom House
- Human Rights Watch Reports
Updated March 28, 2025