Human Rights
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
Egypt
May 27, 2016
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
An Egyptian human rights activist said on Thursday that airport security officials prevented him flying to Tunisia and told him…
Amnesty, HRW lament Egypt’s ‘crackdown on dissent’, call for serious measures
Egypt
May 26, 2016
Amnesty, HRW lament Egypt’s ‘crackdown on dissent’, call for serious measures
Between calling for an arms embargo and demanding the release of protesters, international rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights…
AUC student released days after on-campus demonstrations
Egypt
May 10, 2016
AUC student released days after on-campus demonstrations
American University in Cairo (AUC) student Ibrahim Tamer was released on Monday days after a few hundred students demonstrated on…
Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity
Egypt
March 19, 2016
Anger at police builds up in Egypt, creates solidarity
The past months in Egypt have seen fluctuating moments of protest, and despite the varying backgrounds of those who dissent,…
UN Geneva session discusses Egypt human rights situation
Egypt
March 19, 2016
UN Geneva session discusses Egypt human rights situation
The United Nations has held a session in Geneva to discuss the human rights situation in various countries, including Egypt.…
EU parliament demands Egypt cooperate on Italian student’s ‘torture’ death
Egypt
March 10, 2016
EU parliament demands Egypt cooperate on Italian student’s ‘torture’ death
The European Parliament on Thursday called on Egyptian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the "torture and assassination" of…
Human rights lawyer faces legal charges over anti-torture draft law
Egypt
March 4, 2016
Human rights lawyer faces legal charges over anti-torture draft law
A human rights lawyer is facing accusations of forming an illegal law firm after he proposed an anti-torture law to…
Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
World
January 30, 2016
Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
Chinese police have made their first statement on the fate of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers, believed by…
On uprising anniversary, Sisi says state upholds democracy and freedoms
Egypt
January 24, 2016
On uprising anniversary, Sisi says state upholds democracy and freedoms
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi paid tribute to protesters who were killed during the 2011 uprising against former president Hosni Mubarak…
Businesses in Israeli settlements contribute to rights abuses: HRW
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Businesses in Israeli settlements contribute to rights abuses: HRW
Companies operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank contribute to "an inherently unlawful and abusive system" violating Palestinian…