Egypt
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Egypt, TJET has collected information on: 15 amnesties between 1974 and 2015; and 69 domestic trials starting between 1982 and 2020.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
TJET records no democratic transitions in Egypt between 1970 and 2020.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records five violent intrastate conflict episodes between 1993 and 2020 (during 13 calendar years), involving five distinct armed opposition groups fighting against the government.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Egypt ranks 21st out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Egypt had 15 amnesties between 1974 and 2015. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. 15 amnesties released political prisoners.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 69 domestic prosecutions between 1982 and 2020. These include 65 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which 71 persons were convicted; one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which two persons were convicted; and one opposition prosecution of state agents or opposition members, in which six persons were convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.