ACHPR African Commission on
Human Rights our Collective Responsibility
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
86th Ordinary Session
23 February-09 March 2026
Concluding Observations on the 18th-19th Combined Periodic Report of the Arab Republic of Egypt under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (2019-2024)
Banjul, February 2026
Table of contents
| General recommendations | 3 |
|---|---|
| Introduction: Reporting obligations (Article 62) | 3 |
| Ratifications | 4 |
| National Human Rights Framework | 5 |
| Non-discrimination (Article 2) | 6 |
| Right to Freedom of Conscience (Article 8) | 7 |
| Right to Participate in Public Affairs / Government (Article 13) | 7 |
| National Human Rights Institution and other institutions (Art 26) | 8 |
| Cooperation with the Commission | 9 |
| Specific recommendations | 10 |
| Mandate of the Working Group on the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary killings and Enforced Disappearances in Africa | 10 |
| Mandate of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Africa | 11 |
| Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons, Conditions of Detention and Policing in Africa | 12 |
| Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa | 14 |
| Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Focal Point on Reprisals and Focal Point on Independence of the Judiciary in Africa | 15 |
| Mandate of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa | 17 |
| Rights of the family and vulnerable groups | 21 |
| Mandate of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and People with Disabilities in Africa (Article 18: Rights of vulnerable groups) | 21 |
| Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa | 22 |
| Mandate of the Committee on the Protection of Persons Living with HIV and those at Risk, Vulnerable to and Affected by HIV in Africa | 23 |
| Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa | 24 |
| Rights of peoples or collective rights | 29 |
| Mandate of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations in Africa | 29 |
| Mandate of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations / Communities and Minorities in Africa | 30 |
| Conclusion | 31 |
| Appendix | 32 |
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General recommendations
Introduction: Reporting obligations (Article 62)
- The Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) is a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the African Charter), ratified on 3 April 1984.