Human Rights Watch
HRW urges probe into torture of Morsy-era minister’s adviser
Egypt
February 4, 2015
HRW urges probe into torture of Morsy-era minister’s adviser
US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egyptian judicial authorities to investigate allegations of torture by a government official who worked…
HRW: Four years after revolution, police still killing protesters
Egypt
January 26, 2015
HRW: Four years after revolution, police still killing protesters
Human Rights Watch slammed Egyptian security forces after at least 23 protesters died and another 97 were injured, according to…
Human Rights Watch says Egypt not serious about improving prison conditions
Egypt
January 21, 2015
Human Rights Watch says Egypt not serious about improving prison conditions
Human Rights Watch accused Egyptian authorities on Wednesday of failing to take serious steps to improve conditions in overcrowded prisons…
HRW condemns sentencing of alleged atheist for blasphemy
Egypt
January 14, 2015
HRW condemns sentencing of alleged atheist for blasphemy
The US-based Human Rights Watch has condemned the three-year jail sentence handed down for a perceived atheist minor over charges…
HRW slams Sisi for delay of parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 9, 2014
HRW slams Sisi for delay of parliamentary elections
US-based Human Rights Watch has slammed President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for delaying announcing the timetable for parliamentary elections which are…
HRW calls for international committee to investigate Rabaa dispersal
Egypt
September 11, 2014
HRW calls for international committee to investigate Rabaa dispersal
Head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hafez Abu Seada revealed details of a closed-door meeting, which was held…
NCHR: Human Rights Watch report ‘deliberately misleading’
Egypt
August 23, 2014
NCHR: Human Rights Watch report ‘deliberately misleading’
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) criticised on Friday the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the dispersal of…
Egypt denies entry to Human Rights Watch executive director
Egypt
August 12, 2014
Egypt denies entry to Human Rights Watch executive director
The Egyptian authorities held the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, and another senior official of the organization,…
Human Rights Watch chiefs denied entry to Egypt – staff
Egypt
August 11, 2014
Human Rights Watch chiefs denied entry to Egypt – staff
The executive director of Human Rights Watch and another senior staff member were denied entry to Egypt for "security reasons"…
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
World
June 27, 2014
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit
Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions…