Wael Ali
National Council for Human Rights calls upon elections commission to extend voting period
Egypt
May 21, 2012
National Council for Human Rights calls upon elections commission to extend voting period
The National Council for Human Rights (NHCR) called upon the Presidential Elections Commission to extend the voting period to allow…
Seeking to re-open Cairo office, Freedom House meets with officials
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Seeking to re-open Cairo office, Freedom House meets with officials
Freedom House President David Kramer has said that he met with Egyptian Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the re-opening of…
Rights group seeks permission to investigate human rights violations
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Rights group seeks permission to investigate human rights violations
The semi-official National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is requesting permission from the attorney general to investigate human rights violations…
National Human Rights Council receives over 7000 requests to monitor elections
Egypt
November 12, 2011
National Human Rights Council receives over 7000 requests to monitor elections
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has received 7168 requests from civil organizations to monitor the upcoming parliamentary…
Chaos prevails as candidates attempt to register for elections, say rights groups
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Chaos prevails as candidates attempt to register for elections, say rights groups
Rights groups have described the registration process for candidates in Egypt's parliamentary elections as chaotic, adding that clashes with security…
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) had warned the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the…
Rights organization denounces abuse of civilians by military police
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Rights organization denounces abuse of civilians by military police
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information has denounced what it called excesses by the military police against civilians in…
Egyptian court postpones defamation trial against Asmaa Mafouz
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Egyptian court postpones defamation trial against Asmaa Mafouz
The Ain Shams Misdemeanor Court on Monday, postponed the defamation trial of former April 6 Youth Movement leader Asmaa Mahfouz…
Experts call on government to allow foreign funding of NGOs
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Experts call on government to allow foreign funding of NGOs
Participants at a symposium held by the Center for International Cooperation Projects on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government to…
Rights council accuses police of ‘collective punishment’ against Ahly football fans
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Rights council accuses police of ‘collective punishment’ against Ahly football fans
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to issue a report by its fact-finding committee tasked with investigating the…
Protests before Defense Ministry demand blogger’s release
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Protests before Defense Ministry demand blogger’s release
A movement called ‘No to Military Tribunals’ on Monday staged protests before the Defense Ministry to demand the release of…
Rights group demands release of 3 Egyptian minors held by Israel
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Rights group demands release of 3 Egyptian minors held by Israel
An Egyptian human rights group on Tuesday urged the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to intervene for…
Political groups claim security force involvement in Abbasseya attack
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Political groups claim security force involvement in Abbasseya attack
A coalition of 17 political parties and movements on Monday accused Egypt’s civil and military police forces of being involved…
Rights group urges military to cease defamation of revolutionaries
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Rights group urges military to cease defamation of revolutionaries
An Egyptian human rights group on Sunday urged the country's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to abandon "instigation…
Heated confrontation erupts between Egypt and Israel at non-proliferation symposium
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Heated confrontation erupts between Egypt and Israel at non-proliferation symposium
Sources at a European Union-hosted Middle East security symposium hosted on Wednesday said that a heated confrontation erupted when the…
Virginity tests were for detainee’s protection, military tells Amnesty
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Virginity tests were for detainee’s protection, military tells Amnesty
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in a meeting with a delegation from Amnesty International on Sunday, confirmed that…
Human rights council suggests proportional list system for elections
Egypt
June 16, 2011
Human rights council suggests proportional list system for elections
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday submitted a draft law to the Supreme Council of the Armed…
Human rights council joins call to draft constitution before elections
Egypt
June 3, 2011
Human rights council joins call to draft constitution before elections
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday called for writing a new constitution for a democratic state that…
Rights council recommends delaying parliamentary elections
Egypt
May 25, 2011
Rights council recommends delaying parliamentary elections
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday suggested postponing parliamentary elections until December, due to the country's ongoing…
Finance ministry policies against people’s will, says rights group
Business
May 20, 2011
Finance ministry policies against people’s will, says rights group
Budgetary and Human Rights Observatory (BAHRO) criticized the media campaign which says that Egypt's economy is at stake and that…