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Reveal what has happened to Ibrahim Ezz El-Din

 

Ibrahim Ezz El-Din was arrested on 11 June 2019 near his home in Cairo. But the police say they don’t have him, and his family have no information about where he is or what has happened to him. Across Egypt, hundreds of people are being disappeared by the state simply because they or their families oppose or criticise the government.

Ibrahim Ezz El-Din is a 26-year-old human rights researcher who lives in Cairo, Egypt. He loves his job, where he researches and reports on people’s access to safe and affordable housing in Egypt — a basic human right. When not working, Ibrahim loves to draw and is interested in design. He’s a huge football fan, always keeping up with his local team, Zamalek Sporting Club.

Ibrahim is the fifth person linked with his organization, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, to have been arrested in just three years. Hundreds like Ibrahim have been forcibly disappeared before turning out to be held in prison for months, without ever being brought to trial. Many have been arrested simply for expressing their opinions peacefully, criticizing the authorities or standing up for human rights — from journalists to football fans and even politicians.

Take Action: Tell the Public Prosecutor to reveal Ibrahim’s whereabouts and reunite him with his family.

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Your Message

Dear Sir,

 

I am concerned for the life and safety of human rights researcher Ibrahim Ezz El-Din. On the evening of 11 June 2019, Ibrahim was walking home when four security officers dressed in plain clothes surrounded him and arrested him. When Ibrahim’s family and lawyers asked where he was, police denied that he was ever detained.

 

Ibrahim is the fifth person linked with his organization, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, to have been arrested in just three years. Hundreds like Ibrahim have been forcibly disappeared. They are held in secret detention for months, without ever being brought to trial and with no access to their lawyers or families and no external judicial oversight, where they at a higher risk of torture and mistreatment. Many have been arrested simply for expressing their opinions peacefully, criticizing the authorities or standing up for human rights. This pattern of abuse must end.

 

Please reveal where Ibrahim is, give him access to his family and lawyers and ensure that he is protected from torture and mistreatment. Release Ibrahim unless he is charged with an internationally recognized crime.

 

Yours sincerely,