Adel is a Senior Legal Officer with the Civil Liberties Unit of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), an organization that uses research, advocacy and litigation to address rights violations in Egypt. In this role, Adel is involved in developing the strategic and action plans of the Unit, exploring areas for strategic litigation, conducting legal research and providing legal assistance to victims of violations. Adel’s rule of law project aims to strengthen and protect the role of lawyers in promoting and protecting human rights in Egypt. Specifically, his project involves advocating for a law to protect the rights of the accused to fair trial and due process, and to enforce international and domestic judicial principles and standards in Egypt’s domestic courts.