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.
Hoda Abdelmoniem was arrested on November 1, 2018 and due to be released on October 31, 2023, after serving her five-year unjust prison sentence. Instead, on the same day she was taken before a Supreme State Security Prosecution prosecutor, who interrogated her in relation to a separate case and renewed her detention for 45 days on November 5, 2024.
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.
Please take action by May 13, 2025.
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,
[YOUR NAME]
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More information ABOUT Hoda Abdelmoniem
Hoda Abdelmoniem volunteered as a consultant for the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) and had been active in documenting human rights violations including cases of enforced disappearances. She is a former member of the National Council for Human Rights and of the Egyptian Bar Association.
On November 27, 2020, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe granted its 2020 Human Rights Award to Hoda Abdelmoniem and six other detained lawyers in Egypt.
On November 1, 2018, National Security Agency forces (NSA) broke into the house of Hoda Abdelmoniem in Cairo at 1:30 am, ransacked it, and took her away blindfolded. She was subjected to enforced disappearance for three weeks after her arrest until she was brought to the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) for investigation. She was then taken back to an undisclosed location. Her family briefly saw her again on November 24 and 28, 2018 at the SSSP office. She was subjected to enforced disappearance again between December 2, 2018, and January 14, 2019.
On the day of Hoda Abdelmoniem’s arrest, the Egyptian authorities launched a series of raids, arresting at least 31 human rights defenders and lawyers.
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