The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), founded in April 1985 and with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, is a non-profit NGO and one of the longest-standing bodies for the defense of human rights in Egypt. It investigates, monitors, and reports on human rights violations and defends people’s rights regardless the identity, gender or color of the victim. EOHR faces any human rights violations made either by governmental or non-governmental parties. It is registered with the United Nations and works with other human rights groups.
Some of the EOHR’s goals are as follows:
- To provide full respect for human rights and the basic freedoms of all Egyptians and non-Egyptians who are in Egypt, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments. These include, in particular, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. EOHR defends the human rights of all individuals and groups against all forms of violation.
- To reform the Egyptian constitution and legislation to bring them into accordance with international human rights covenants and conventions.
- To promote the rule of law and full respect for an independent judiciary.
- To guarantee the right to participation in public affairs without discrimination due to opinion, religion, gender, race or color.
- To guarantee freedom of opinion and expression, in addition to artistic and literary invention.
- To guarantee freedom of belief, thought and religion.
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