A specialized unit of the independent (non-government) Egyptian Observatory for Rights and Freedoms (EORF), monitoring violations of fair trial rights and procedures, issued a quarterly report on the violation of the principles of fair trials in cases heard by Egyptian courts against political detainees and opposition leaders in Egypt.

The EORF report said the first quarter of 2015 witnessed the following:
Courts dealt with 148 cases, as follows:
First instance verdicts: 129 cases
Appeal verdicts: 4 cases
Challenge verdicts: 7 cases
Re-trials: 3 cases
Military trials: 5 cases
Verdicts and Rulings:
2,381 people were convicted by Egyptian courts during the first quarter of 2015, and dealt sentences as follows:
Death sentences: 194 people
Jail terms: 1,081 people were sentenced to various prison terms, totaling 11,666 years
Life imprisonment: 312 people