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Central Security Forces raid NGO the National Democratic Institute in Dokki on 29 December.
US cites human rights problems in Russia, China, Egypt
Reuters 20 Apr 2013
The US government on Friday expressed concern about increasing crackdowns on civil liberties around the world, from...
The European Union flag flies amongst European Union member countries' national flags in front of the European Parliament on 12 October 2012 in Strasbourg, eastern France.
Govt official heads to Berlin to discuss EU aid to Egypt
Al-Masry Al-Youm 15 Mar 2013
Essam al-Haddad, President Mohamed Morsy’s assistant for foreign affairs and international cooperation, traveled...
Dozens of female protesters gather at Talaat Harb Square, to protest against sexual harassment and violence against Egyptian Woman, Cairo, 12 February 2013.
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
MENA 13 Feb 2013
Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights...
A supporter of the Likud party holds a banner showing Israeli Prime Minister and party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, on 21 January 2013 at the Ben Yehuda Mall in Jerusalem. Israelis vote Tuesday in a general election expected to return Netanyahu to power at the head of a government of hardline right-wing and religious parties.
Israel boycotts human rights scrutiny
Reuters 29 Jan 2013
Israel boycotted the United Nations' human rights forum on Tuesday, becoming the first country ever to decline to...
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...
Newly appointed Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah starts his work officially at his bureau at High Court of Justice, Cairo, 24 November 2012. President Mohamed Morsy dismissed Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, and appointed Ibrahim instead, who sworn-in before Morsy, Thursday evening.
Lawyer files complaint against Egyptian nudity activist
Egypt Independent 31 Dec 2012
An Egyptian citizen has filed a complaint to Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah demanding that the citizenship of an...
Dozens of thousands of protesters rally against Constitutional Declaration, Alexandria, 30 November 2012. Political forces called for mass protests all over Egypt to bring down the Constitutional Declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsy on 22 November.  
In wake of protests, resignations threaten credibility of state human rights council
Al-Masry Al-Youm 09 Dec 2012
Four members of the National Council for Human Rights submitted their resignations on Saturday, objecting to the...
<p>Clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy in front of Presidential Palace in Heliopolis, Cairo, 5 December 2012.
UN: Egypt must protect peaceful protesters
Reuters 06 Dec 2012
Egypt's government must protect peaceful protesters and prosecute anyone inciting violence, including government...
Protesters react outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo June 14, 2012. Ex-military officer Ahmed Shafik was given the green light on Thursday to run for president when Egypt's constitutional court ruled against a law that would have thrown him out of the race, judicial sources said.
Report: Hundreds of children detained in Egypt
Egypt Independent 21 Nov 2012
A human rights organization is accusing authorities of detaining more than 300 children during protests last year and...
While the fighting on Mohamed Mahmoud Street was ongoing after the Port Said Stadium massacre, a group of artists decided to start working on the AUC wall. The result is a loosely connected mural of death and mourning.
HRW: Morsy must reform security after Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
Egypt Independent 19 Nov 2012
President Mohamed Morsy’s commitment to security reform faces the challenge of holding transition-period...