TAKE ACTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Tell President Abdelfattah al-Sisi to immediately and unconditionally release Hoda Abdelmoniem

Ninth UA 190.18

Deadline: May 13, 2025

The health of human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem, has been deteriorating throughout her arbitrary detention for more than six years and she was recently diagnosed with diabetes.

Her arbitrary detention is solely in relation to her human rights work.

We urge President Abdelfattah al-Sisi to immediately and unconditionally release Hoda Abdelmoniem and to drop all charges against her as they stem solely from the exercise of her human rights.

Pending her release, I call on you to ensure that she is provided with access to the healthcare she needs as well as regular access to her family and lawyer.

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Pending her release, urge authorities to ensure that she is provided with access to the healthcare she needs, as well as regular access to her lawyer and family
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Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein

Khalil el-Sisi

Arab Republic of Egypt

President Abdelfattah al-Sisi,

Human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem, aged 65, has been arbitrarily detained for more than six years, solely in relation to her human rights work. Hoda Abdelmoniem, who was arrested on November 1, 2018, was due to be released on October 31, 2023, after serving her five-year unjust prison sentence imposed by an Emergency State Security Court (ESSC). Instead, on the same day, October 31, 2023, she was taken before a Supreme State Security Prosecution prosecutor, who interrogated her in relation to a separate case (No. 730 of 2020) and ordered her pretrial detention. Her pretrial detention has been renewed since, without allowing her to meaningfully challenge the legality of her detention. The court last renewed her detention for 45 days on November 5, 2024, during an online hearing.

On August 28, 2024, during a prison visit, she told her family that she was diagnosed with diabetes and that the prison hospital has been providing her with medication. Prison authorities continue to deny her relatives access to her medical records and refuse to transfer her to an outside hospital for specialized healthcare. Hoda Abdelmoniem’s health has been deteriorating throughout her detention.

I urge you to ensure that Hoda Abdelmoniem is immediately and unconditionally released and that all charges against her dropped as they stem solely from the exercise of her human rights.

Pending her release, I call on you to ensure that she is provided with access to the healthcare she needs, including outside prison, if necessary, as well as regular access to her family and lawyer.

Yours sincerely,
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