Human Rights
Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Rights group: New draft laws restrict freedoms as under Mubarak
The government still drafts laws to restrict the rights and freedoms of citizens like under ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the…
Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students
Egypt
October 18, 2012
Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students
Education Minister Ibrahim Ghoneim should be tried for inciting violence in schools and violating student rights, said education and human rights…
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Cases of torture in police stations continue in Egypt despite an uprising that ostensibly began against police brutality, Amnesty…
Interior Ministry reaches out to rights groups
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Interior Ministry reaches out to rights groups
After the outbreak of the January 2011 revolution, the Interior Ministry began a new era based on respect for fundamental…
UN panel spotlights disappearances in Pakistani province
World
September 17, 2012
UN panel spotlights disappearances in Pakistani province
For years, human rights groups had hoped that Western governments might lead an international outcry over a little-known epidemic of…
Quality of police forces will improve soon, promises interior minister
Egypt
September 14, 2012
Quality of police forces will improve soon, promises interior minister
Egyptian citizens can expect a major change in the quality of Interior Ministry personnel soon, Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
World
September 10, 2012
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…
Religious freedom in Egypt ‘quite tenuous,’ says Clinton
Egypt
July 31, 2012
Religious freedom in Egypt ‘quite tenuous,’ says Clinton
WASHINGTON — Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be "quite tenuous" and its government has failed to aggressively prosecute perpetrators of…
Human Rights Watch: Morsy must halt military trials of civilians
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Human Rights Watch: Morsy must halt military trials of civilians
Human Rights Watch urged President Mohamed Morsy to immediately end military trials of civilians in a report Sunday.