When Hanan Badr el-Din's husband disappeared in July 2013, her life changed for good. Her relentless search for answers has landed her in prison and she is now facing at least five years in prison.
Hanan last saw her husband on television, wounded and at a hospital after attending a protest in July 2013. But when she went there, she couldn't find him. She searched police stations, prisons, hospitals and morgues. No one could tell her what had happened to him.
Her husband is one of hundreds of people missing at the hands of Egypt's security forces.
Every day, an estimated three to four people are taken and never to be seen again. Most are activists, students and protestors, yet the Egyptian Government claims that disappearances don't exist in the country.
In 2014 Hanan co-founded a group tasked with finding the truth behind Egypt's disappeared. Her latest attempt to get information about her husband has lead to her arrest and being charged with belonging to a banned group. Hanan's courage and determination could see her locked up for at least five years. Will you stand up for the brave?
Join our call on the Egyptian President to drop all charges and free Hanan immediately and unconditionally.
Your Excellency
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
I am very concerned for Hanan Badr el-Din, who has been arrested on false charges while searching for her missing husband and campaigning for the disappeared in Egypt.
I call on you to release Hanan Badr el-Din immediately and unconditionally, dropping all charges against her. I also please inform Hanan of the fate and whereabouts of her husband, Khaled Ezz el-Din.
Egypt must stop the use of enforced disappearances, and ensure perpetrators are held accountable.
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