Alternatives to detention

Egypt

Country Report: Alternatives to detention Last updated: 09/07/25

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There are no alternatives to administrative detention in Egypt. It is judicial detention that is regulated with alternatives for certain types, such as remand detention and simple imprisonment.

First: Remand detention and its alternatives: Articles 134 and 143 of the Egyptian Code of Criminal Procedure, and Article 43 of Law No. 94 of 2015 on Combating Terrorism, regulate the conditions, restrictions, jurisdiction, and durations related to remand detention. Article 201 of the Egyptian Code of Criminal Procedure regulates alternatives to pretrial detention.

Second: Simple imprisonment and its alternatives: Article 18 of the Egyptian Penal Code allows for replacing simple imprisonment sentences not exceeding six months, in accordance with the rules set out in Articles 479, 520, 521, 522, and 523 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Egypt

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Introduction to the asylum context in Egypt
  • Egypt as a country of destination, transit and origin
  • EU-Egypt Cooperation on Migration
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • Temporary Protection