Hisham Mubarak Law Center
The Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) is an Egyptian law firm based in Cairo and Aswan which "works in the field of human rights through litigation, campaigns and legal research" [1] and is "perhaps best known for its active support of torture victims and Egyptians subject to arbitrary detention. [2]. Founded by Ahmed Seif El-Islam Hamad and other human rights defenders in 1999 it has become a major player in Edyptian Human rights advocacy issues. [3] .
Notable work and campaigns
2010 - Worked on the defence of Egyptian human rights activists Gamal Eid, director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and Ahmad Saif al-Islam, founder of Hisham Mubarak Law Centre (HMLC) [4]
2009 - Campaigned aginst misuse of 'Hesba' court cases, on the grounds that the punishments "go beyond fines and imprisonment, and include manipulating marriages, revoking citizenships, and physical violence." [5]
2008 - They defended Media student and blogger Mohammed Refaat of the blog "Matabbat" (Speedbumps) after he was arrested under the state emergency law for 'offending state institutions, destabilising public security and inciting demonstrations and strikes via the Internet' [6]
Nov 2008 - Submitted an appeal against the original decision taken by the prosecutor general to prohibit any publicity in the case surrounding the murder of Suzan Tamim [7]
May 2008 - Coordinated a defence campaign for limited-income citizens held in mass detentions for 'dissent'. [8]
Jan 2008 - Suppored the legal case for the Nadim Report and called for the prosecution of persons implicated in the report of tourture. [9]
References
- ^ "HMLC Official Website" 2010
- ^ "Love and resistance" Al-Ahram Weekly April 18,2008 11:23
- ^ "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER IN EGYPT: AHMED SEIF EL-ISLAM" Amnesty International. 9 December 2008
- ^ "Thirty-five IFEX members and other organisations appeal for charges to be dropped against prominent human rights activists and blogger". EOHR/IFEX. 1 September 2010
- ^ Justin Shore, "Egyptian Civil Society Organizations Protest Egypt’s Legal Persecution of Activists, Artists, and Academics". Center For Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. November 11, 2009
- ^ "Egyptian blogger rearrested after release order". AFP Global Edition 2008
- ^ "Egypt: A third ruling upholds the decision to prohibit publicity". Arabic Network for Human Rights Information. Cairo 16th November 2008
- ^ "New Strike to Greet Mubarak" IPS. May 2, 2008
- ^ "Rights group says torture is state policy in Egypt" Africa.Reuters.Com. January 11,2008 08:27