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Dozens of protesters gather at Tahrir Square, Cairo, 15 March 2013, demand toppling of President Mohamed Morsy's regime.
Shura Council hits out at HRW remarks on protest law
Egypt Independent
MENA
30 Mar 2013
Ezz Eddin al-Komy, head of the Shura Council Human Rights Committee, condemned Human Rights Watch’s criticism of...
  The facade of the Dubai Courts building on 4 April 2010. Human Rights Watch has raised fears of a "mockery of justice" as it urged UAE authorities to ensure a fair trial for 94 Islamists accused of plotting against the Gulf state, on the eve of the hearing.
HRW fears 'mockery of justice' in UAE Islamists trial
AFP 03 Mar 2013
Human Rights Watch raised fears Sunday of a "mockery of justice" as it urged United Arab Emirates authorities...
Thousands during funeral of Port Said victims, 27 January 2013. Violent clashes erupted in Port Said following verdict of Port Said massacre.
Human rights groups demand accountability for Port Said police killings
Egypt Independent 02 Mar 2013
  Egyptian and international human rights NGOs said in a statement Saturday that President Mohamed Morsy and the...
Dozens of thousands of protesters gather in Tahrir Square to refuse constitutional declaration issued by President Mohmaed Morsy, Cairo, 23 November 2012. Political forces called for protests to refuse the declaration.
HRW criticizes draft law on protests
Egypt Independent 25 Feb 2013
Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the Egyptian presidency and Justice Ministry to amend a law regulating protests...
Egypt's street children suffer abuse at the hands of police.
For Egypt's jailed children, an ongoing plight
Jano Charbel 10 Feb 2013
Police arrested yet another group of minors Friday, as protests and street clashes again swept across Cairo and its...
Central Security Forces closing in on demonstrators in a rally at Ministry of Interior, June 13, 2010. Earlier, a group of activists belonging to 6 April Movement and National Association for Change had organized a massive rally in protest against police brutal use of force against Alexandria resident Khaled Said, a.k.a Torture Victim.
Protests spark in Cairo and Alexandria over police violence
Egypt Independent 05 Feb 2013
Hundreds in Cairo and Alexandria staged protests on Tuesday to denounce police violence. In Cairo, scores of men and...
Security forces arresting a protester during clashes in Simon Bolivar Square, near US embassy and Tahrir Square, 28 November 2012. Clashes continue between security forces and protesters, which left injuries, as security forces using teargas massively to disperse protesters away off US embassy.
HRW: Human rights abuses continue unabated under Morsy
Heba Afify 31 Jan 2013
Human rights abuses have continued unabated since President Mohamed Morsy took office, the Human Rights Watch asserted...
Police strike front of Interior Ministry
Rights groups call on Morsy to follow through with abuse investigations
Egypt Independent 24 Jan 2013
A day ahead of the 25 January revolution's two-year anniversary, two rights groups called on President Mohamed...
Airport
HRW urges Egypt to halt deportations to Syria
AFP 19 Jan 2013
Egypt’s government unlawfully expelled two Syrian refugees back to the war-ravaged country last week, and two...
The Saudi capital of Riyadh, photo by AFP/Getty images
Saudi Arabia slams world reaction to maid's beheading
AFP 13 Jan 2013
  Saudi Arabia on Sunday criticized world reactions to its beheading a Sri Lankan maid convicted of killing her...