civil rights
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies
Culture
August 20, 2017
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies
Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread…
Charlottesville woman’s family: Fight injustice like she did
World
August 17, 2017
Charlottesville woman’s family: Fight injustice like she did
Family members of the young woman mowed down while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville used her funeral as…
Trump calls for new civil rights agenda in visit to black church
World
September 4, 2016
Trump calls for new civil rights agenda in visit to black church
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely black church…
US denounces Egypt’s ‘worsening’ climate for free assembly
Egypt
December 24, 2013
US denounces Egypt’s ‘worsening’ climate for free assembly
The United States Monday denounced Egypt’s “worsening climate” for peaceful protests, the day after three activists were jailed for organizing…
Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber foundation supports HRW in Arab world
Egypt
September 19, 2013
Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber foundation supports HRW in Arab world
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber, founder and president of the Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber charity foundation, has signed…
Interior Ministry reaches out to rights groups
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Interior Ministry reaches out to rights groups
After the outbreak of the January 2011 revolution, the Interior Ministry began a new era based on respect for fundamental…
Constituent Assembly drafts 100 articles on freedoms
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Constituent Assembly drafts 100 articles on freedoms
Constituent Assembly and Freedom and Justice Party member Farid Ismail said on Wednesday that the assembly drafted more than 100…
Constituent Assembly to discuss freedoms next week
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Constituent Assembly to discuss freedoms next week
The Constituent Assembly held a closed meeting Sunday to choose a date next week to discuss the Drafting Committee's submission…
Minister says freedom of information bill ready
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Minister says freedom of information bill ready
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Hany Mahmoud said his ministry has prepared a freedom of information bill and plans…