Latest in Tag: human Highlight
Latest in Tag: human
UN Human Rights Council investigates human rights violations in Palestine
Council strongly condemns violence resulting from Israeli offensive in Gaza; welcomes Egyptâs ceasefire initiative
NCHR calls for postponing issuance of civil society draft law
Draft NGO law has been widely criticised by civil society organisations for empowering security apparatuses over organisations
Civil society draft law would âthrottleâ NGOs: Human Rights Watch
International watchdog strongly condemns draft law and calls for âthrowing it outâ
Putting a face on the ‘Humans of Cairo’
The photography project is one of hundreds inspired by âHumans of New Yorkâ, a Facebook page that features portraits of New Yorkers and personal stories from their lives
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel
Another year of documented cases of torture and human rights violations
Torture victim survivor calls on activists to âSalvage the [remaining] humanity of those imprisonedâ
Renewed detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators condemned
Rights organisations call for the release of detained protesters and the repealing of Protest Law
NGOs raise human rights concerns before UNHRC
Number of issues raised including judiciary,recent court decisions and freedom of expression during election time
Protest Law to be appealed before SCC
An NGO and a law centre had both filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the infamous law
Alaa Abdel Fattah and othersâ prison sentence widely condemned
Abdel Fattahâs sisters protest the sentence outside the presidential palace; verdict described by Amnesty as âoutrageous travesty of Justiceâ
NGOs call for investigation into alleged violations in Wadi El-Natrun Prison
Detainees in two sectors of the prison have allegedly been assaulted last week
Protest and human rights shape debate on awarding of mega events
By James M. Dorsey Mass protests against Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup, Turkey’s loss of opportunities to host sports events and controversy over 2022 World Cup host Qatar’s labour system are impacting the global sports world’s thinking about the requirements future hosts will have to meet. The impact is likely to go far beyond …
Revolution anniversaryâs Downtown detainees released, Dokki detaineesâ trial postponed
The detainees belong to a group of 1,079 arrested on the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution
Syrians arrested while attempting to illegally emigrate
Arrested group include 2 underage Egyptians, 18 Syrians
Foreign ministry rejects criticism of activist court ruling
Cairo court upheld conviction of revolutionary activists Maher, Douma, and Adel on Monday amid wide condemnation from political parties, rights groups and foreign governments
Verdict date set for âAl-Sisi leaksâ trial
Human rights organisation ANHRI asserts its rejection of the continued trial of civilians before military tribunals
Egypt calls on UN to protect victims of terrorism
Egyptâs permanent representative to the UN addresses Human Rights Council
Majority of Rabaa dispersal victims were peaceful protesters: NCHR
NCHR releases report on fact finding committee established to look into the sit-inâs dispersal
Prosecutor refers 504 defendants from Augustâs Ramses clashes to trial
Defendants are charged with premeditated murder, attempted murder for terrorist purposes, inciting violence last August
No clear answers from fact-finding committee for post-30 June violence: NGOs
Presidential decree mandates that the committee cannot publish its findings to the public
Parties condemn stateâs violent practices
ESDP calls for investigation into alleged torture of detainees
NCHR looks into torture reports of revolutionary anniversary detainees
Nation without Torture campaign condemns alleged torture amid Ministry of Interiorâs denial of validity of torture accounts
âI wanted to lie down and dieâ
New report by Human Rights Watch slams Egypt and Sudan in trafficking and torture of Eritreans
EU human rights special envoy meets Fahmy, civil society members
The representative discussed the effects of violence and terrorism with the foreign minister and met with NGOs and members of civil society
Amnesty International report âinaccurateâ: foreign ministry
Amnesty International recently condemned âstate violenceâ and âwidespread repressionâ in Egypt
Eleven attacks on journalists during referendum coverage: AFTE
Organisation calls on state to abide by ratified international treaties and conventions
Amnesty International concerned about environment surrounding referendum process
Watchdog organisation is apprehensive about ongoing human rights violations
National Council for Human Rights visits imprisoned activists in Tora
Committee formed to inspect prisonersâ conditions and treatment
Minister of Interior approves website for protest permits
Printable online permits hoped to streamline process
Karam Saberâs case referred to Islamic Research Academy
The ruling in Saberâs case was postponed to January pending a decision by the Islamic Research Academy