Latest in Tag: HRW Highlight
Latest in Tag: HRW
CIHRS appeals to President Al-Sisi âto prevent disasterâ
NGO registration deadline extended for 45 days, as demanded by rights groups
NGO registration deadline extended, as demanded by rights groups
Rights groups given 45 day extension to ministry registration or face legal investigation
Egyptian government responds to HRW Rabaa report
Egyptian government questions accuracy and timing of the Human Rights Watch Rabaa report and accuses HRW of violating international law
Interior Ministry says HRW was told to postpone visit
HRW top staff set to release report on Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal turned away by Egyptian authorities after being held overnight
HRW to release report on Rabaa, despite denial of staffâs entry into Egypt
This is the first time ever for HRW staff to be refused entry into Egypt, including during Mubarakâs regime
Egypt denies Human Right Watch heads entry ahead of Rabaa report
Hundreds of people were killed during the dispersal of pro-Morsi protest last year
First Israeli death recorded after Palestinian death toll exceeds 200
Reports by UN body and human rights watchdog show violations of international laws and dire conditions caused by fighting
Minya death sentences ‘a staggering violation of international human rights’: UN
Largest confirmed death sentence in Egypt’s history continues to draw international condemnation
Renewed detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators condemned
Rights organisations call for the release of detained protesters and the repealing of Protest Law
Letter by NGO urges UN to address human rights in Egypt
11 rights groups send concerns to the Human Rights Council
Banning 6 April movement is a clear violation of citizens’ rights: HRW
Court ruling further attempt to silence dissent: HRW
Human Rights Watch, UN call on Egyptian and Sudanese authorities to protect refugees
Human Rights Watch report documents widespread rape, torture, murder and extortion against Eritrean refugees
Human Rights Watch calls for investigation into Taba bombing
The international human rights group issues a statement calling for a âspeedy and effectiveâ investigation
âZero tolerance for any form of dissentâ: HRW
Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders criticise limits on free expression
Trial of Al Jazeera journalists adjourned to 5 March
Committee to Defend Press Independence condemns international critique of Al Jazeera journalists trial, considers it âforeign meddling in internal affairsâ
Egyptâs Episcopal Church calls for an end to violence in the CAR
Bishop Mouneer condemns the massacre of Muslims by Christian forces
Human Rights Watch report âinaccurate, unbalancedâ: Foreign ministry
Egyptâs foreign ministry attacks HRW report on human trafficking in Sinai
Human Rights Watch offers up scathing appraisal of conditions in Egypt
Violence of security forces, military trials, and abuse of women cited under both governments of 2013
Muslim Brotherhood ‘terrorist’ label politically motivated: HRW report
Rights watchdog condemns continued government crackdown on the Islamist group
ECESR raid raises international ire
Rights groups worldwide condemn arrests at NGO
UNHCR commends move to release refugees from Syria
Regional representative describes the move as a âhumanitarian gestureâ
Mass protester killings going unanswered: HRW, Amnesty International, 11 NGOs
Statement recommends establishing an âeffective independent fact-finding committeeâ to investigate unlawful killings
Alaa Abdel Fattah arrest prompts outcry from human rights groups
The prominent activist risks being tortured in police custody, says Amnesty International
Dozens of detained refugees begin hunger strike
Over 50 Syrian and Palestinian refugees are protesting unlawful detention in poor conditions
NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria
Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt
State of Syrian refugees in Egypt addressed in one-day seminar
The seminar comes one day after an extensive Human Rights Watch report detailing the challenges refugees from Syria face
HRW urges Egypt to âstop coercingâ refugees from Syria to leave
The human rights group cites UNHCR as saying that fewer than 10% of the detained refugees are ever released into the community
Morsiâs trial sparks reactions in Egypt and beyond
Islamists across the Arab World decry courtâs legitimacy
Rabaa doctor: â80% shot by snipers targeted from aboveâ
HRW collates eyewitness reports and statements from doctors in Rabaa, condemns use of lethal force
Syrians stranded in airport: Human Right Watch
Organisation releases statement on Egyptâs new visa rules for Syrians