Human Rights
UN voices concern over soaring human rights violations in Egypt
Egypt
December 2, 2014
UN voices concern over soaring human rights violations in Egypt
The United Nations human rights body has voiced concern over increased violations of human rights in Egypt and the lack…
Human rights organizations and the government, 29 years of cat and mouse game
Egypt
November 18, 2014
Human rights organizations and the government, 29 years of cat and mouse game
By the end of 1984, torture in places of detention returned strongly after a hiatus of just a few months,…
Orabi: Review of human rights situation in Egypt satisfactory
Egypt
November 5, 2014
Orabi: Review of human rights situation in Egypt satisfactory
Mohamed al-Orabi, former foreign minister and member of the Egyptian delegation in the meeting of the International Council on Human…
Rights group suspends work, cites ‘unfavorable environment’
Egypt
November 5, 2014
Rights group suspends work, cites ‘unfavorable environment’
A human rights group has halted its activities starting Tuesday due to what it described as persecution and media attacks…
The Geneva timing
Opinion
November 4, 2014
The Geneva timing
The meeting of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva tomorrow comes at an awkward timing because the prevailing…
Foreign Ministry expects ‘false’, politicized comments on Egypt’s human rights report in Geneva
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Foreign Ministry expects ‘false’, politicized comments on Egypt’s human rights report in Geneva
The Egyptian delegation participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) that will take place on Tuesday at the United Nations…
Tehran court jails Iranian-British woman over volleyball match protest
World
November 2, 2014
Tehran court jails Iranian-British woman over volleyball match protest
An Iranian-British woman who took part in a demonstration in Tehran against a ban on women attending some men's sporting…
Minister in UN to hear questions from 125 countries over human rights in Egypt
Egypt
November 2, 2014
Minister in UN to hear questions from 125 countries over human rights in Egypt
Interim Justice Minister Ibrahim al-Heneidy headed on Sunday to Geneva to review Egypt’s report on human rights at the UN…
Rights groups point to worsening Human Rights in Egypt in UN memo
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Rights groups point to worsening Human Rights in Egypt in UN memo
Nineteen human rights organizations have highlighted a “dramatic deterioration” in human rights in Egypt over the past four years in…
EU Human Rights rep meets with Alaa Abd El-Fattah
Egypt
October 24, 2014
EU Human Rights rep meets with Alaa Abd El-Fattah
The EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis on Wednesday met with human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, according to the…