Latest in Tag: Justice Highlight
Latest in Tag: Justice

Reconciliation with Rashidâa step towards justice
I know that my point of view about reconciliation with former minister of industry Rashid Mohamed Rashid will be met with objection by many, but I invite you to look at the issue with more neutrality. Last week, the committee concerned with recovering misappropriated funds has made a decision to reconcile with Rashid after he …

Justice is for everyone and we will be accountable if we violate that: MP Tarek El-Khouly
We were critcised by the Muslim Brotherhood after we announced their exclusion from our committee’s final lists

Justice, tolerance, and inclusiveness will help Egypt regain its moral values
There is no question in the minds of Egyptians that we have lost most of our moral values and virtues in recent decades. No Egyptian will argue this fact; what we do argue about is the reason behind this deterioration in moral conduct. I am convinced that if we seriously and genuinely want to bring …

Five international institutions critical of human rights conditions in Egypt in March
âForeign claims motivated by own interests, not protection of human rightsâ says Egyptian Foreign Ministry

Judgesâ Club says it welcomes new minister despite supporting Al-Zind
The now ex-minister of justiceâs comments were seen as a âreligious offenceâ rather than âdiscriminatory speechâ

Thaâera Arab women network launches Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh solidarity campaign
Police officer previously convicted of shooting Al-Sabbagh to death now facing re-trial, amid concerns of âevading accountabilityâ

Families of missing individuals and detainees demand âjusticeâ
The families demonstrated Saturday in front of the Press Syndicate

The mirage of transitional justice in Egypt
The 25 January Revolution in 2011 and the 30 June uprising in 2013 reflected one of the noblest and most peaceful events, in which the Egyptian youth led the revolutionary vanguard, overcoming the restrictions surrounding them. The youth were inspired by the developments of the modern world and the tools of communication, which enabled them …

HRW calls on Al-Sisi to condemn Justice Ministerâs calls to incitement
In his first televised interview, Al-Zind advocates killing Muslim Brotherhood members

‘I eulogise justice for you, my dear brother’
Tarek Titoâs letter to his detained brother Mahmoud Mohamed

Trial of 25 public figures over âinsulting the judiciaryâ adjourned to 1 October
Judge lifts travel ban for several defendants, including detained activist Abdel Fattah

Worries over detained Shawkanâs health, family plan Press Syndicate sit-in
Syndicate head says he will follow up on case of photojournalist detained almost two years without charge
National Security prosecution unconstitutional: âAl-Zawahiri cellâ defence
68 defendants charged with forming, managing terrorist organisation

Extra-judicial community justice is increasing sectarian violence: EIPR
Resolving disputes outside of justice system reflects community power structures

Rights groups concerned of investigations into anti-torture judges
Judges are interrogated under pretence of their participation in workshop organised by âillegalâ organisation to draft anti-torture law

Opposition parties mobilise against Protest Law in online petition
420 prominent politicians and public figures lend signatures demanding Al-Sisi’s promise to release political detainees

Coptic coalition demands Maspero killings case reopening
27 Copts were killed in 2011, two Copts and three soldiers were convicted

Al-Zind sworn in as new Justice Minister
Shocking to many, says political analyst Hassan Nafaâa

The outcasts of judiciaryâs elite paradise
138 excluded prosecutors demand right to judiciary career without discrimination

Justice minister resigns over ‘classist’ comments
Minister asserted sons of garbage collectors cannot become judges, causing outcry

Violence against women still prevalent in Egypt: Amnesty International
Press briefing emphasises domestic, public, and state violence against women

The re-writing of history in the Mubarak verdict
Court claims Muslim Brotherhood responsible for shooting at police, demonstrators, during 25 January Revolution
Rights groups protest crackdown on NGOs in Egypt
International human rights groups also call for authorities to repeal “draconian laws” and take adequate action over sexual harassment
FJP condemns overturning ban on Mubarak party members in upcoming elections
Supreme Administrative Court looks into possible ban of FJPâs activities

Morsi supporters protest against presidential elections
Protests on Friday devolve into clashes leaving at least one killed

Badie protests prosecutionâs court argument: Lawyer
Muslim Brotherhood leadersâ trial for inciting violence postponed to 14 June

Parties choose between Al-Sisi and Sabahy
The Free Egyptians Party is backing the former defence minister; the Justice Party âfully backsâ Sabahy

President refers anti-terror legislation back to cabinet amid mounting criticism
Presidential decision to subject the draft to societal dialogue is futile, says human rights lawyer

FJP Journalist imprisoned for rallying
Journalist sentenced to hard labour alongside nine others, Press Syndicate calls on Prosecutor General to postpone punishment

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