Human Rights

Freedom of thought and belief is a universally basic human right, but because people automatically pass on their beliefs from…

The Dutch foreign minister on Tuesday denounced Russia’s law banning homosexual “propaganda” among minors and said the violation of gay…

Egypt's interim president announced a month-long state of emergency in Egypt, sparking intense debate.Many Egyptians showed concern that this might…

A human rights delegation visited on Thursday the site of the Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in, where supporters of ousted president Mohamed…

The US government on Friday expressed concern about increasing crackdowns on civil liberties around the world, from Russia to Egypt…

This is a copy of an email received by the Manadeel Waraq campaign for the defense of street children:

Essam al-Haddad, President Mohamed Morsy’s assistant for foreign affairs and international cooperation, traveled to Berlin for a two-day visit on…

Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…

Israel boycotted the United Nations' human rights forum on Tuesday, becoming the first country ever to decline to attend a…

A day ahead of the 25 January revolution's two-year anniversary, two rights groups called on President Mohamed Morsy to follow…