Human Rights
HRW blasts Egypt for alleged religious discrimination, rights violations
Egypt
January 24, 2011
HRW blasts Egypt for alleged religious discrimination, rights violations
A leading rights group slammed Egypt on Monday for alleged human rights violations and a lack of religious freedom.The New…
Hackers access human rights’ site to call for gay rights protest
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Hackers access human rights’ site to call for gay rights protest
Hoqook.com, a website that calls for human and civil rights, was hacked Friday night. Anonymous hackers took control, publishing news…
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egyptian human rights activists have submitted a complaint to the Attorney-General against the random detention of scores of people by…
Egyptian rights group makes appeal to Mubarak for sweeping political reform
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Egyptian rights group makes appeal to Mubarak for sweeping political reform
In a statement on Monday, the Cairo-based Land Center for Human Rights called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to suspend…
Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Global freedom declined for a fifth straight year in 2010 as authoritarian regimes dug in worldwide and crime and unrest…
Rights group decries police pressure on alleged torture victim’s family
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Rights group decries police pressure on alleged torture victim’s family
International rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to order police to stop intimidating the family of a…
Rights groups demand findings of investigation into Islamist’s death
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Rights groups demand findings of investigation into Islamist’s death
Human rights groups have demanded the findings of investigations into events surrounding the death of 32-year-old Sayed Bilal following allegations…
Protesting attendance by US ambassador, theater cancels show
Egypt
December 28, 2010
Protesting attendance by US ambassador, theater cancels show
A cultural society on Monday canceled a theatrical performance addressing human rights awareness issues after receiving news that US Ambassador…
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
Tunis--Popular protests in Tunisia continued for the 11th straight day on Sunday, against the backdrop of heated confrontations with police…
Rights group blasts government’s silence over ElBaradei death fatwa
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Rights group blasts government’s silence over ElBaradei death fatwa
A local human rights group has condemned the Egyptian government’s silence over a recent fatwa (religious edict) calling for the…