National Council for Human Rights
NCHR Head lauds decision to add emigration portfolio to Foreign Ministry
Egypt
August 6, 2024
NCHR Head lauds decision to add emigration portfolio to Foreign Ministry
Chairperson of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Moushira Khattab has praised the decision to add duties of what…
OHCHR adopts 372 recommendations on Egypt’s human rights condition
Egypt
November 17, 2019
OHCHR adopts 372 recommendations on Egypt’s human rights condition
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday adopted 372 recommendations on Egypt’s human rights condition,…
NCHR criticizes arbitrary arrests, inspection of private phones in Egypt
Egypt
October 4, 2019
NCHR criticizes arbitrary arrests, inspection of private phones in Egypt
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has criticized the arbitrary arrest of citizens and inspection of their private phones…
Parliamentarians, activists welcome Sisi’s speech on amending NGOs law
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Parliamentarians, activists welcome Sisi’s speech on amending NGOs law
Human rights activists and members of the House of Representatives welcomed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi proposal to form a committee…
Muslim Brotherhood spreading rumours of forced disappearance: deputy minister
Egypt
August 9, 2016
Muslim Brotherhood spreading rumours of forced disappearance: deputy minister
Major General Ali Abdel Mawla, deputy interior minister for legal affairs, has told a parliamentary human rights committee that claims…
High Elections Commission ‘faltering’: NCHR member
Egypt
September 21, 2015
High Elections Commission ‘faltering’: NCHR member
National Council for Human Rights member Salah Salam described the High Elections Commission as "faltering", even though the commission includes…
NCHR chairman calls for human rights development in Egypt
Egypt
March 21, 2015
NCHR chairman calls for human rights development in Egypt
At a session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva on Friday, Chairman of the National Council…
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…
NCHR: We told the truth about the Rabaa sit-in dispersal
Egypt
March 17, 2014
NCHR: We told the truth about the Rabaa sit-in dispersal
Mohamed Fayek, president of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), said at a press conference on Monday that the…
NCHR to announce 30 June fact-finding report on Wednesday
Egypt
February 28, 2014
NCHR to announce 30 June fact-finding report on Wednesday
Abdel Ghaffar Shukr, vice president of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), said the council prepared the final report…