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Latest in Tag: violations
Housing Ministry launches campaign to remove building violations in Fifth Settlement
The Minister issued strict instructions to heads of neighbourhoods to launch similar sudden campaigns periodically to prevent building violations within the city and to remove them, if any, immediately.
UN alarmed by alleged violations, prison break in west Libya
The statement came after forces aligned with the GNA seized the towns of Surman and Sabratha on Monday, pushing back the eastern-based Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) that has been trying to capture the capital for just over a year.
Egypt ERA notifies 3 companies over electricity price violations
The violating companies includes Egyptian Gulf Company for Tourism Projects, Misr Italia, and UGCO
Parliament condemns EU statement on alleged human rights violations
The committee claimed during its inspection visit to the New Minya Prisons area on Sunday that some human rights organisations “fabricate lies” about the human rights situation in Egypt.
Media Regulation Council investigates violations of Sheikh El-Hara TV show
Council suspends TV presenter Basma Wahba until receiving work permit
Annual US human rights report criticises violations in Syria, Iran, Russia, China
The US Department of State criticised, in its annual report on global human rights in 2017, the situation of human rights in a number of countries, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The report, released on Friday, mentioned details and stories of abusing prisoners, detaining journalists, and child labour. It also highlighted violations against women, LGBT …
Leftist Al-Tagammu Party calls for investigations of violations in Israeli prisons
The party held an event in solidarity with Palestinian detainees on hunger strike
Detention extended for police captain, 3 non-commissioned officers accused of torturing Makeen to death
Detention of police captain Karim Magdy and three non-commissioned officers renewed for 45 days
Coverage ban tops violations against journalists in November: JATO
The month witnessed the jailing of the Press Syndicate leaders
Police officers to undergo human rights awareness training organised by NCHR
A preliminary cooperation protocol has been signed between the Ministry of Interior and the National Council for Human Rights
Doctor who took selfie in surgery suspended, referred to investigations
The photo surfaced on social media leaving many users outraged at the invasion of the patient’s privacy
52 reported incidents of abuse in September, amid denial of Interior Ministry
Reports are “inaccurate and full of propaganda”, says ministry representative
3 photojournalists arrested for ‘unlicensed photography’
Photojournalist Hamdy Al-Zaeem was previously sentenced in absentia to three years in prison on bail, says lawyer
JATO monthly report highlights restrictions on press freedom by state
The suspension of TV anchors, directors, and writers are main cases mentioned in the report
‘There is room for everyone’ inside Egypt’s prisons: ANHRI
In-depth research shows distribution of prisons across Egypt, estimating number of current prisoners at 106,000
Egypt Brotherhood members qualify for political asylum: UK government
Muslim Brotherhood members being targeted by Egyptian authorities are the most eligible for asylum and protection
JATO’s weekly report records 30 violations against journalists
Incident of 15 journalists assaulted at Lawyers Syndicate elections account for majority of abuses
MP questions who is behind orders to deny Malek Adly basic rights inside prison
The lawyer is in poor health, including blood pressure problems and aching joints, and is not given access to medication in jail
ANHRI documents violations committed in June against civilians, lawyers, and freedoms
32 people were sentenced to death and the military court has viewed around 7 military trials against 781 civilians, including 13 shipyard workers, and handed life sentences and prison sentences to 215 prisoners, says ANHRI
Solitary confinement: New wave of condemnations takes to social media platforms
Dozens of political activists further criticised prolonged solitary confinement for imprisoned counterparts
Human rights defenders state demands for improvement in parliamentary meeting
Criticisms include abusive detention practices, torture, and police denial of enforced disappearances
‘You are more important’: a campaign to stop violations against women
We choose to target men in our campaign because most of the suffering women go through are the result of men’s actions, says the founder
Arms sent to Egypt by EU countries helps stabilise the state: Shoukry
Amnesty International calls on EU member states to halt transfer of arms to Egypt
Democracy Index documents several violations against press in April protests
The report documented 1,126 violations against freedom of expression, 850 arrests, and 182 prisons sentences, and the dispersal of 48 demonstrations
13 NGOs denounce violations against ‘day of land and honour’ defendants
More than 100 arrested, facing inhumane conditions inside different detention facilities, reads joint statement
357 violations against children in April: EFACC report
Violations against children include sexual abuse, child marriages, and kidnappings
El Nadeem documents 67 torture cases, 87 enforced disappearances in April
The centre has continued its work documenting violations for the third month since receiving a closure order
In Pictures: Journalists protest once more at Press Syndicate for ‘dignity’
The protests came after security forces blocked their access to the syndicate and dozens of journalists were assaulted and detained while covering Monday protests
222 violations against reporters, media personnel in first 3 months of 2016: JATO
Between 2015 and 2016, deleting content on cameras and preventing press coverage recorded as the top violations against journalists
Campaign to release female detainees documents violations
The initiative follows the case of 10 young women who were detained last May during a Muslim Brotherhood-led protest