United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes
Egypt
October 29, 2016
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
September 24, 2015
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
March 19, 2015
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
February 19, 2015
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
December 9, 2014
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
October 30, 2014
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
March 8, 2014
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
September 16, 2010
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…