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The adoption of the Criminal Procedures Law is a legislative catastrophe for Egypt’s justice system

29 April, 2025

Cairo, 29 April 2025

The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP) expresses its profound concern and deep regret over the Egyptian parliament’s approval, on 29 April 2025, of the draft Criminal Procedures Law. The ACIJLP has consistently warned of the detrimental implications this legislation poses to Egypt’s criminal justice system. The ACIJLP reiterates its rejection of the amendments to the Criminal Procedures Law, which undermine the constitutional and legal rights of citizens to a fair and impartial trial in accordance with internationally recognized standards. These rights must be safeguarded throughout the entire judicial process—from the moment of arrest and investigation to trial and appeals. Of particular concern is the law’s failure to uphold essential procedural safeguards related to home and personal searches, as well as the interception of private communications.

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Jordan: Defendants referred to the State Security Court in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006

22 April, 2025

The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP) is following with grave concern the developments surrounding the arrest of 16 Jordanian nationals, charged with affiliation to a terrorist organization. The detainees were organized into four groups. The first group is accused of manufacturing missiles intended for unlawful use; the second is allegedly engaged in a project to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (drones); the third is charged with recruiting individuals and engaging in acts that disrupt public order and pose a threat to societal safety and security; while the fourth is alleged to have been involved in the transport and storage of explosives and automatic weapons smuggled from abroad, in addition to concealing a missile in a suburb of Amman.

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Sudan: The Rapid Support Forces’ attacks on Zamzam Camp constitute crimes against humanity that demand prosecution

17 April, 2025

The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP) strongly condemns and denounces the attacks perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces on April 10 and 11 against the Zamzam Camp. The assaults led to the death of over 300 civilians, including elderly people and women—among them 10 members of a single family, the Abdullah Suleiman family—while more than 500 people sustained injuries. Thousands more were forcibly displaced to the El Fasher area, which itself endures military attacks amid dire humanitarian conditions.

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Extrajudicial killing and hostage-taking are crimes warranting immediate referral to the Criminal Court

14 April, 2025

The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession (ACIJLP) condemns the grave violations reportedly perpetrated by individuals affiliated to the security forces in the city of Al-Nagila, Marsa Matrouh Governorate, including the detention of women as hostages and the arbitrary execution of two citizens.

The ACIJLP expresses its profound concern over information indicating that 23 women were detained by security forces as a coercive measure to compel the surrender of individuals sought by the authorities, following the killing of three police officers by a fugitive from justice. Such actions represent a flagrant breach of legal and ethical standards and constitute serious violations of the rights to liberty, security of person, and due process.

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Oppose Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court,

22 January, 2025

Safeguard Victims’ Access to Justice

14 January 2025

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Coalition for the ICC

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court and more than 120 of its member non-governmental organisations and coalitions from around the globe strongly oppose efforts by the United States of America (US) to impose sanctions related to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and urge ICC member states to defend the ICC, its officials, and those cooperating with it from measures aimed at undermining the court’s vital mandate for justice. The ICC is an independent judicial institution tasked with delivering justice to victims of serious international crimes when they have nowhere else to turn. It is a critical court of last resort supported by 125 member countries and operating in more than 16 countries across the globe.

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Urgent Statement : Recording conversations that took place in a private location is a violation of the constitution, even with judicial authorization

14 January, 2025

With deep concern, The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) is following up with the increasing pace and speed of discussions regarding the draft Criminal Procedure Law in Parliament. To date, Parliament has approved approximately 102 articles of the draft law, which has faced significant criticism from stakeholders, experts, civil society organizations, syndicates, and others…

ACIJLP expresses its concern over Parliament’s approval yesterday of Article no. 79 of the draft Criminal Procedure Law, which grants the Public Prosecution, after obtaining a justified warrant from the magistrate, the authority to issue orders to:

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The adoption of the Criminal Procedures Law is a legislative catastrophe for Egypt’s justice system

Jordan: Defendants referred to the State Security Court in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 55 of 2006

Sudan: The Rapid Support Forces’ attacks on Zamzam Camp constitute crimes against humanity that demand prosecution

Extrajudicial killing and hostage-taking are crimes warranting immediate referral to the Criminal Court

Oppose Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court,

Urgent Statement : Recording conversations that took place in a private location is a violation of the constitution, even with judicial authorization

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