Amnesty International
Amnesty International blasts Mubarak regime for ‘unprecedented’ violence
Egypt
May 19, 2011
Amnesty International blasts Mubarak regime for ‘unprecedented’ violence
Amnesty International’s report on killings, detentions and torture during the 25 January revolution, released on Thursday, reveals the Mubarak regime’s…
Mubarak used excessive force during uprising, says Amnesty International
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Mubarak used excessive force during uprising, says Amnesty International
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s security services used excessive force in an attempt to quell the 18-day uprising that led to…
Amnesty International report slams Mubarak govt abuses
Egypt
May 13, 2011
Amnesty International report slams Mubarak govt abuses
The uprisings against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East and North Africa are a reason for hope, "sending a signal…
Amnesty International: Law banning protests a ‘major setback’
Egypt
April 30, 2011
Amnesty International: Law banning protests a ‘major setback’
Amnesty International urged Egyptian authorities to immediately revoke a law that incriminates protests, saying it violates international agreements signed by…
Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism
Egypt
April 28, 2011
Egypt backs Syrian regime, receives sharp criticism
Egypt is backing Syrian diplomatic efforts to block a Western-supported UN resolution condemning Damascus’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, a…
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…
Rights group denounces Iraqi suppression of popular dissent
World
April 12, 2011
Rights group denounces Iraqi suppression of popular dissent
Fueled by unrest sweeping the Arab World, tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets in recent months…
Amnesty International expects Egypt to decrease use of death penalty
Egypt
March 28, 2011
Amnesty International expects Egypt to decrease use of death penalty
In Amnesty International’s annual report on death sentences and executions, Egypt ranked 13th in the list of countries that executed…
Amnesty slams Egypt for forced ‘virginity tests’
Egypt
March 23, 2011
Amnesty slams Egypt for forced ‘virginity tests’
London -- Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the 'shocking' treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the…
Egyptian revolution sidelining women?
Opinion
March 8, 2011
Egyptian revolution sidelining women?
One hundred years ago, more than a million people marched in streets across Europe on the first International Women’s Day.…