Latest in Tag: violations Highlight
Latest in Tag: violations
Press syndicate calls for freeing journalists
Our goal should be having hope and dream, reads detained journalistâs message from prison
Police officers prosecuted for rape, torture leading to death
“Torture is systematic, accountability for it is selective,” says human rights lawyer
Domestic hell: The plight of African workers in Egypt
The majority of African domestic workers in Egypt have fled their home countries due to hardships, only to find more traumatising experiences in Egyptian households
Police stormed Al-Azhar University campus twice in April: AFTE
Violations against students systematic and coordinated, says SAC spokesperson
Egyptian fishermen’s trial in Sudan resumes
“We are not as important as the Ethiopians our country liberated from Libya,” says spokesperson
116 documented violations against journalists in Jan-April 2015: AFTE
Documented violations occurred mostly in Cairo, with security forces largest contributor to violations
Cairo anti-sexual harassment initiative traces group assault case during Sham El-Nessim
âGuys place bets on whoever harasses women most,â says founder of âI Saw Harassmentâ
Arrested journalist ‘scapegoat’ in police critical articles controversy
âIt is irrational for the journalist to be arrested while the owner of the newspaper is untouched,â says a source close to defendant
Journalist arrested over articles critical of police
Al-Dostor reporter was arrested on “criminal charges” days after publishing investigative report series covering alleged “police violations”
Second month of academic semester sees military tribunals and a sit-in
Storming campuses and dispersing student activities, says AFTE report
Beating, threatening and inhuman treatment: NCHR report on prisoners
The councilâs delegation met with four prisoners in Abu Zaâabal prison, interior ministry denies claims of torture
What UPR recommendations did Egypt reject?
The rejected recommendations dealt a range of issues such as death penalty, torture, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, detention facilities, military courts and protest law.
We have suffered legacy of deteriorating human rights for 60 years: Zaria
Mohamed Zaria, human rights lawyer and chairman of the Arab Penal Reform Organization, said that Egyptians have suffered almost 60 years of human rights violations. He added that the climate is currently hostile to the work of independent human rights organisations, especially through the oppressive Law 84/2002. He added that the state and regime believe …
College students create NGO to fight violations by police
JCRF aims to defend students in cases of torture, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance
Violations against detained protesters, lawyers on 25 January: NGOs
Lack of information and obstacles among the main concerns, say rights groups
Officials stop printing of newspaper, stoking new fears of censorship
Al-Mesryoon issue printed after âauthoritiesâ approved and revised content, says newspaper
Dar Al-Ifta details ISISâ violations against women
A report by an observatory in Dar Al-Ifta says ISIS is âunusualâ when it comes to the role of women in takfiri terrorist organisations
Democratic Current launches campaign to retry Mubarak
Alliance condemns use of violence against anti-Mubarak protesters
Police assault, detain journalists covering protests near Tahrir Square
Journalists were covering new protests in Abdel Moneim Riyadh Square, a day after the violent dispersal of demonstrations left two people dead
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
Activists launch legal guide for homosexuals in Egypt
Guide discusses violations against homosexuals by the police, employers and people in public places
TV show cut mid-air
Show host accuses channel of stopping a reportage showing a death of a child at school, channel denies
ANHRI condemns cut-off on live talk show
The ministries of Housing and Education both say they had no involvement in the decision to take the show off the air
13 rights groups condemn seizure of ANHRI publication
Rights groups say seizure, arrest of printer new step in silencing independent voices
British PM appalled by âbarbaricâ Sudanese death sentence
The Christian Sudanese woman, who was sentenced to hang, was incarcerated with her 20-month-old toddler according to rights activists, and gave birth this week to another baby in jail.
Turkey beefs up security on protest anniversary
Eight people died and thousands were injured in the heavy-handed police crackdown that ensued, as clouds of tear gas wafted through the much-loved park on Taksim Square.
Press Syndicate tracks violations against journalists during elections
Press Syndicateâs operations room has documented dozens of violations against journalists during presidential elections
Sabahy campaign withdraws from polling stations due to frequent violations
Presidential candidate cites âlarge-scaleâ violations against his campaign members during the last 48 hours
PEC denies authenticity of video showing ballot stuffing
Violations reported on the two-day electoral process of the presidential elections
Member of Sabahyâs campaign arrested from polling station
Violations reported on the first day of the presidential elections