Sherif Azer

Investigator - Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa)

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Sherif is a consultant with our Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa) team.

He holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in international human rights law both from the American University in Cairo. Sherif is currently in his last year of PhD in international law at the University of York, UK.

Sherif held different positions in local and international human rights organizations, such as the Head of Policy at the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, Assistant Secretary General at the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, MENA Protection Coordinator at Front Line Defenders, and MENA coordinator at the International Freedom of Expression Exchange IFEX.

Posts by Sherif

Update 2 years

Statement from Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms on Father Isaiah's execution

Press release 3 years

France: Macron to receive al-Sisi on heels of repression

Update 4 years

Egypt is in the midst of a human rights crisis.

Research report 4 years

Mass Injustice: Statistical Findings on the Death Penalty in Egypt

Press release 4 years

Bahraini men tortured and convicted in mass trial at imminent risk of execution

Update 4 years

A death sentence commuted in Egypt, but justice denied

Good news 4 years

Breaking news: Ahmed Saddouma is no longer facing a death sentence

Good news 4 years

Good news: Reprieve beneficiary in Egypt Hatem Zaghloul has been pardoned and freed!

Update 4 years

The Egypt Death Penalty Index: a groundbreaking new tool in the fight for human rights in Egypt

Press release 4 years

Scale of Egypt’s death penalty crisis revealed

Update 4 years

UN, Reprieve, ESOHR, ADHBR statement condemning Saudi executions

Press release 4 years

Cross-party calls for UK Prime Minister to condemn Saudi executions

Update 4 years

Saudi Arabia executes 37 people in a single day – including three juveniles

Press release 4 years

President Trump urged to raise juvenile death sentences with President el-Sisi

Update 4 years

Israa al-Ghomgham: an exception to the brutal rule

Update 5 years

Video: Call on Bahrain to stop the execution of torture victims

Update 5 years

Torture and illegal death sentences exposed, so why haven't Bahrain executions been stopped?

Update 5 years

This is what Bahrain doesn’t want you thinking about on Grand Prix weekend

Update 5 years

What is Vision 2030? What everyone should know about Saudi 'reforms'

Update 5 years

5 facts about #ANewSaudiArabia

Update 5 years

TODAY - Saudi Crown Prince visit to London as executions double

Update 5 years

Your birthday messages to Ali al-Nimr

Update 5 years

5 worrying things we’ve learned from new Saudi execution numbers

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