Two weeks ago, Kais Saied issued a decree tightening his grip on the judiciary and granting himself an extended control over its institutions. On the same day, 57 judges were dismissed, accused by the president of corruption and terrorism. In response to these measures, judges…

This brief delves into some of the primary issues affecting and implicating the country’s religious minorities,…


Neighborhood resistance committees (RCs) are grassroots organizations with extended origins in Sudan’s modern political history going…

January 1, 1970
Egypt Lifted its State of Emergency: What Now?
November 10, 2021

After more than four years, Egypt has lifted its state of emergency, but concerns remain.

January 1, 1970
Joint Submission: Egypt’s CEDAW Review
October 26, 2021

As Egypt’s record on women's human rights and gender equality issues came under CEDAW review, the…

January 1, 1970
Legislating in Sudan: The Transitional Period
October 18, 2021

On October 3, 2020, the parties signed the Juba Peace Agreement, which amended the Charter and…

January 1, 1970
The Maspero Massacre: Ten Years On
October 12, 2021

October 9 marks ten years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence…