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160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Aid groups split over Italy’s new rules for migrant rescues
World
August 1, 2017
Aid groups split over Italy’s new rules for migrant rescues
Five aid groups that operate migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean refused to sign up to the Italian government’s code…
US officials discuss withholding aid to Egypt over NGO law
Egypt
July 27, 2017
US officials discuss withholding aid to Egypt over NGO law
US officials are discussing whether to withhold a portion of US assistance to Egypt in protest of a law that…
Human rights NGO demands alternative measures for ‘unlimited remand custody’
Egypt
April 18, 2017
Human rights NGO demands alternative measures for ‘unlimited remand custody’
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) NGO said that the unlimited extension of the remand period is an assault…
Activist Aya Hegazy acquitted after 3 years in pre-trial detention
Egypt
April 16, 2017
Activist Aya Hegazy acquitted after 3 years in pre-trial detention
Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazy was acquitted by the Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday morning, as well as all other defendants…
Court dismisses claim demanding closure of HRW in Egypt
Egypt
February 15, 2017
Court dismisses claim demanding closure of HRW in Egypt
The Administrative Court dismissed a claim, filed by lawyer Shehata Mohamed Shehata, on Tuesday for the Solidarity Ministry to shutdown…
Egypt’s parliament swiftly passes NGO law amid criticism
Egypt
November 30, 2016
Egypt’s parliament swiftly passes NGO law amid criticism
Egypt’s parliament passed a controversial NGO law on Tuesday amid criticism from local and international rights groups concerning regulations and…
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egypt
October 24, 2016
Egypt authorites raid offices of Regeni family consultant
Egyptian authorities have raided the offices of a rights group doing legal counseling for the family of Italian student Giulio…
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Egypt
September 22, 2016
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Nazra for Feminist Studies, along with its Founder and Executive Director of Mozn Hassan, received the 2016 Right Livelihood Award,…
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
Egypt
May 27, 2016
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
An Egyptian human rights activist said on Thursday that airport security officials prevented him flying to Tunisia and told him…