Human Rights
Parliament human rights delegation inspects Tora Prison
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Parliament human rights delegation inspects Tora Prison
A delegation of eleven MPs from the People's Assembly paid a visit on Thursday to Tora Prison, south of Cairo,…
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Actor Mohamed Sobhi, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, warned on Tuesday against the risks of informal…
Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests
The Administrative Court on Tuesday postponed until 8 May a case calling for the repeal of an Interior Ministry decree…
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
On Tuesday 28 February, the second hearing of a case filed by activist Malek Mustafa will be heard at Cairo’s…
Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
World
February 26, 2012
Activists rally against UNESCO prize from African ruler while thousands lack clean water
Human rights groups are urging UNESCO to abandon a prize named after Africa’s longest-ruling dictator, one they say could be…
Rights organization voices concern over Mubarak prison transfer
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Rights organization voices concern over Mubarak prison transfer
An Egyptian human rights organization on Monday voiced concerns of a possible threat to former President Hosni Mubarak’s life…
Egyptian rights group welcomes retrial for Taba bombing accused
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Egyptian rights group welcomes retrial for Taba bombing accused
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Egyptian authorities to cancel an “unfair”…
Rights delegation criticizes human rights situation, NGO raids in Egypt
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Rights delegation criticizes human rights situation, NGO raids in Egypt
A delegation from the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights on Tuesday criticized human rights conditions in Egypt, as well as…
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner’s wife asks Egypt to intervene
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner’s wife asks Egypt to intervene
Randa Adnan, wife of 34-year-old Khader Adnan, a Palestinian prisoner in who has been on a hunger strike for 59…
NDI official: NGOs do not implement US agenda
Egypt
February 14, 2012
NDI official: NGOs do not implement US agenda
Civil society organizations, including the National Democratic Institute, are not implementing an American agenda in Egypt, said the institute’s director…