Human Rights
Military’s performance raises questions on the way forward
Egypt
April 26, 2011
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
April 19, 2011
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
April 12, 2011
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
March 21, 2011
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
March 20, 2011
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
March 16, 2011
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
March 5, 2011
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
March 2, 2011
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
February 17, 2011
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
February 9, 2011
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…