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North Korea a ‘prison’, no sign of better rights: UN
World
January 11, 2019
North Korea a ‘prison’, no sign of better rights: UN
SEOUL (Reuters) – Despite more than a year of international engagement and promises of economic reform by North Korea’s leaders,…
Video: Horse smokes joint at traditional Egyptian wedding, dances
Egypt
February 1, 2018
Video: Horse smokes joint at traditional Egyptian wedding, dances
A video of a horse being forced to smoke a joint filled with hashish at a traditional wedding caused outrage…
In photos and video: Three young people offer street dogs care, safe haven
Features/Interviews
May 30, 2017
In photos and video: Three young people offer street dogs care, safe haven
Safe shelter for stray dogs in Egypt’s streets is hard to come by; however, street dogs that risk extensive extermination…
301 child abuse cases in August
Egypt
September 15, 2015
301 child abuse cases in August
The Egyptian Foundation for the Advancement of Childhood has announced that there were at least 301 child abuse (violations against…
Nadeem Center: 272 deaths behind bars during Sisi’s first year of rule
Egypt
June 29, 2015
Nadeem Center: 272 deaths behind bars during Sisi’s first year of rule
The Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence released a report saying that security violations during the past 12 months…
Egypt’s human rights abuses: systematic not arbitrary
Opinion
July 24, 2010
Egypt’s human rights abuses: systematic not arbitrary
The exceptional penetration of the Egypt's security apparatus into the state administration is one of the most significant outcomes of…
Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations
Egypt
July 7, 2010
Lawyers in defenestration case denied access to investigations
Lawyers representing a man allegedly tortured and thrown by police from the third floor of a police station in the…
Egypt pledges mechanism to implement human rights recommendations
Egypt
June 12, 2010
Egypt pledges mechanism to implement human rights recommendations
In the final review of Egypt’s human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 11 June,…