NCHR
Forced disappearance complaints caused by Interior Ministry breaches: NCHR
Egypt
December 17, 2015
Forced disappearance complaints caused by Interior Ministry breaches: NCHR
A surge in complaints about forced disappearances over the past few months is the result of a failure by the…
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…
Prisoner speaks out about inhumane detention at Al-Aqrab prison
Egypt
September 13, 2015
Prisoner speaks out about inhumane detention at Al-Aqrab prison
A prisoner standing trial for terrorism-related charges has reignited the controversy surrounding poor health care at Egyptian prisons, telling judges…
Party chief says government should respond to NCHR’s requests
Egypt
June 3, 2015
Party chief says government should respond to NCHR’s requests
Head of the Construction and Development Party, Mohamed Esmat al-Sadat said that National Council for Human Rights (NCHR)’s report on…
NCHR denied prison visits
Egypt
June 9, 2014
NCHR denied prison visits
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) criticized the Interior Ministry for not allowing it to visit Abdallah al-Shami and…
President discusses violations in prisons with NCHR
Egypt
April 16, 2014
President discusses violations in prisons with NCHR
President Adly Mansour on Wednesday met with a delegation from the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in a meeting…
NCHR forms fact-finding committee to investigate the murder of seven Copts in Libya
Egypt
February 26, 2014
NCHR forms fact-finding committee to investigate the murder of seven Copts in Libya
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has condemned the murder of seven Egyptian Christians in Libya who were handcuffed…
NCHR committee investigating post-30 June incidents to show results end of week
Egypt
January 19, 2014
NCHR committee investigating post-30 June incidents to show results end of week
National Council for Human Rights Chief Mohamed Fa’eq said that the fact-finding committee formed by the council to investigate incidents…
Thursday’s papers: Islamic summit overshadows human rights council report
Egypt
February 7, 2013
Thursday’s papers: Islamic summit overshadows human rights council report
The National Council of Human Rights’ stark report on clashes that broke out following the second anniversary of the 25…
NCHR reveals stark statistics following violent clashes
Egypt
February 6, 2013
NCHR reveals stark statistics following violent clashes
The National Council for Human Rights reported Wednesday that 56 people had died and more than 2,000 more had been…