United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes
Egypt

Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes

Egypt was elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, winning votes from 173…
Egypt rejects criticism of 4 countries during UNHRC session
Egypt

Egypt rejects criticism of 4 countries during UNHRC session

Egypt's envoy to the UN Amr Ramadan has categorically rejected claims of four European countries during the 30th session of…
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
World

UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes

The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority…
UN urges release of Syria detainees
Egypt

UN urges release of Syria detainees

The United Nations on Thursday urged the Syrian government to release detainees held without charge or due process, pointing to…
Center: Egypt duped international community on domestic rights abuses
Egypt

Center: Egypt duped international community on domestic rights abuses

Egypt has possibly succeeded in deceiving the international community concerning its domestic human rights conditions, an Egypt-based organization promoting free…
Rights groups point to worsening Human Rights in Egypt in UN memo
Egypt

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…
FM: Geneva report on freedoms violations “inaccurate”
Egypt

FM: Geneva report on freedoms violations “inaccurate”

A statement signed by a group of nations in Geneva condemning freedoms and human rights violations by interim authorities in Egypt…
US rights group charges Egypt with abusing UNHRC voting rights
Egypt

US rights group charges Egypt with abusing UNHRC voting rights

US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House has accused Egypt of misusing its voting rights in the United Nations Human Rights…
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