| Formation | 19 June 2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | National human rights institution Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Human rights |
| Headquarters | Cairo |
Region served | Egypt |
President | Ambassador Moushira Khattab |
Vice President | Dr. Mahmoud Karem Mahmoud |
| Website | http://www.nchr.eg/ |
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is an Egyptian human rights organization established in 2003 with a mission of promoting and maintaining human rights in Egypt.[1] The NCHR publishes annual reports concerning the current status of human rights within the country.[2] Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali played a "significant role"[3] in creating the organization, and served as its president until 2012.[4][5] In 2012, during the brief one year reign of the Muslim Brotherhood Hossam El Gheriany.[5] a senior Islamist judge was appointed as the head of the NCHR, however after the 2013 uprising and the subsequent military overthrow of Mohamed Morsi Gheriany was removed and the entire council was recomposed and Mohamed Fayek was appointed as the new President. In 2021 after the term of NCHR members expired, The Parliament of Egypt nominated Moushira Khattab to become the new president of NCHR to replace Fayek and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approved her nomination as well the new composition of NCHR.