human rights in Egypt

Human rights questions
Opinion

Human rights questions

The official discourse on human rights is still far from providing the correct answers to the questions raised internationally on…
UN lawyer warns Egypt over closure of churches
Egypt

UN lawyer warns Egypt over closure of churches

Fellow of the UN High Commissioner for Minority Affairs, Joseph Malak, sent an official warning on Sunday to Prime Minister…
Cassation Court rejects appeal by a police officer in torture case
Egypt

Cassation Court rejects appeal by a police officer in torture case

Egypt’s Cassation Court rejected the appeal by First Lieutenant, Samir Hany, after Qena Criminal Court sentenced him along with five…
House of Representatives slams HRW on faulty claims
Egypt

House of Representatives slams HRW on faulty claims

The Human Rights Committee in the House of Representatives filed a complaint against Human Rights Watch to the inter-parliamentary union…
Human rights in Egypt deteriorated in 2015: British Foreign Ministry
Egypt

Human rights in Egypt deteriorated in 2015: British Foreign Ministry

In the British Foreign Ministry's annual report on human rights worldwide, it was noted that in 2015, the state of human rights…
Hollande visit raises hopes of progress on Eric Lang murder case
Egypt

Hollande visit raises hopes of progress on Eric Lang murder case

On Sunday, French President Francois Hollande arrived in Cairo for the second leg of a three-stop visit to the Middle…
UN experts decry Egypt’s crackdown on NGOs and human rights
Egypt

UN experts decry Egypt’s crackdown on NGOs and human rights

Egypt is closing down domestic non-governmental organisations and putting travel bans on their staff in order to obstruct scrutiny of…
Mixed reaction in Egypt to human rights bill in US Senate
Egypt

Mixed reaction in Egypt to human rights bill in US Senate

A United States Senate draft resolution to support democracy and human rights in Egypt, provoked mixed reactions among Egypt’s political…
Euro Parliament talks rights in Egypt
Egypt

Euro Parliament talks rights in Egypt

The European Parliament met with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network Wednesday…
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