Human Rights

Military’s performance raises questions on the way forward
Egypt

Military’s performance raises questions on the way forward

The military is widely credited with securing the fall of the Mubarak regime by placing pressure on the president to…
Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says
Egypt

Egypt must investigate human rights abuses, watchdog says

As allegations of torture and abuse by military police continue, international human rights watchdog Amnesty International released a report on…
Why Egypt should join the ICC
Opinion

Why Egypt should join the ICC

When I participated as an NGO observer in the negotiations and deliberations of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) review conference…
Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad
Egypt

Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad

Dozens of Syrians protested today in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad,…
UN chief to visit Cairo, discuss intel support for Egypt
Egypt

UN chief to visit Cairo, discuss intel support for Egypt

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon will arrive in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day visit. This is his first since the…
Show me your ID, officer
Life & Style

Show me your ID, officer

The build-up of frustration and injustice caused by more than thirty years of abusive police practices was one of the…
Family and supporters stunned by protester’s military sentence
Egypt

Family and supporters stunned by protester’s military sentence

Banners bearing pictures of protester Amr al-Beheiry, sentenced last week by a military court to five years in prison, were…
At least 6000 killed in Libya unrest, says rights group
Egypt

At least 6000 killed in Libya unrest, says rights group

An estimated 6000 people have been killed so far in Libya's two-week-long popular uprising against the 42-year-old regime of Muammar…
Military source denies rights group’s claims regarding torture of protesters
Egypt

Military source denies rights group’s claims regarding torture of protesters

An Egyptian military source has denied allegations by human rights watchdog Amnesty International regarding the alleged arrest and torture of…
Rights group to prosecute those found responsible for attacks on protesters
Egypt

Rights group to prosecute those found responsible for attacks on protesters

The Paris-based Arab Commission for Human Rights on Wednesday dispatched a fact-finding committee to Cairo in order to investigate police…
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