Egyptian Foundation for Refugee Rights (EFRR)

NGO · Cairo, Egypt

Verified on 3 August 2026

Egyptian NGO providing free legal assistance to refugees and migrants who are in detention, victims of crime, facing deportation or needing advice on housing and employment, with a 24/7 detention hotline.

Egyptian Foundation for Refugee Rights (EFRR) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Cairo, Egypt. Areas of work: housing and tenancy, immigration and asylum, refugee rights, employment and workers' rights, criminal and prisoners' rights. Languages: Arabic and English.

Areas

• Housing & tenancy
• Immigration & asylum
• Refugee rights
• Employment & workers' rights
• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Human rights

Languages

Arabic, English

Other structures in Cairo

• Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
• Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA)
• Egyptian Bar Association
• Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR)
• Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
• Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Egypt
• National Council for Human Rights (NCHR Egypt)
• Pro Bono Program
• Refugee Platform in Egypt (RPE)

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