Human Rights
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
Egypt
April 29, 2010
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
On 2 May, Cairo is set to witness a nationwide workers’ protest to demand an increase of the national minimum…
US: Egypt 2nd in religious freedom violations
Egypt
April 28, 2010
US: Egypt 2nd in religious freedom violations
For the eighth consecutive year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, In its 2010 annual report, ranked Egypt…
Freedom House criticizes US democracy fund cuts
Egypt
April 22, 2010
Freedom House criticizes US democracy fund cuts
The United States must deploy more resources to adequately support democracy and human rights around the world, Freedom House, a…
MB demands discussion of rights council report
Egypt
April 14, 2010
MB demands discussion of rights council report
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB)'s parliamentary bloc have asked Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour to add the Egyptian Human Rights…
Rights group urges investigation of alleged torture case
Egypt
April 14, 2010
Rights group urges investigation of alleged torture case
The Cairo-base Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) this week requested that the Attorney General investigate the death of 44-year-old…
NDP discusses budget, minimum wage with Prime Minister
Egypt
April 13, 2010
NDP discusses budget, minimum wage with Prime Minister
Gamal Mubarak attended Sunday his first meeting with members of the ruling National Democratic Party's executive committee following President Mubarak's…
Kuwaiti Ambassador: Egyptians deported for illegal assembly
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Kuwaiti Ambassador: Egyptians deported for illegal assembly
Kuwaiti authorities deported another four Egyptian supporters of ElBaradei yesterday, bringing the total number of deported Egyptians to 21.No charges…
Rights groups criticize Egypt and Kuwait over deportations
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Rights groups criticize Egypt and Kuwait over deportations
Security forces prevented female political activists from organizing a protest in front of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Cairo yesterday. The…
Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart
Egypt
April 11, 2010
Rights group: Sectarianism threatens to pull Egypt apart
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights' study on sectarianism, released Sunday, gathers evidence, eyewitness accounts and statistics of violent events…