Human Rights
Rights center, political parties condemn seizure of farmers lands
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Rights center, political parties condemn seizure of farmers lands
The Socialist People's Alliance Party, the Tagammu Party and the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) condemned on…
Rights organizations slam jail term for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Rights organizations slam jail term for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Sixteen human rights advocacy groups have condemned jail terms issued against renowned secular activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 others…
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Amnesty: Egypt human rights continued deterioration in 2014
In its report for the status of human rights across the world during 2014, Amnesty International has highlighted what it…
Sisi to Holland: ‘I’m for human rights, but not right now’
Egypt
February 22, 2015
Sisi to Holland: ‘I’m for human rights, but not right now’
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told French President Francois Hollande in November he was entirely for human rights but the…
US congressional delegation talks human rights with Egypt NGO
Egypt
February 18, 2015
US congressional delegation talks human rights with Egypt NGO
A delegation from the US Congress discussed late Tuesday the situation of human rights in Egypt with an Egyptian NGO,…
Activists: Interior Ministry’s approach to lead to new revolution
Egypt
January 29, 2015
Activists: Interior Ministry’s approach to lead to new revolution
A number of lawyers and partisans warned of the Interior Ministry's approach in dealing with peaceful demonstrations, and citizens at…
Minister: Egypt is fully committed to respecting human rights
Egypt
January 17, 2015
Minister: Egypt is fully committed to respecting human rights
Egypt is fully committed to respecting and protecting human rights, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Mahy Abdel…
Rights organizations renew call for revoking protest law
Egypt
January 8, 2015
Rights organizations renew call for revoking protest law
Human rights organizations have renewed their call for the cancellation of Egypt’s law on protests, which opponents view as a…
Egyptian prisons overcrowded, says rights group to president
Egypt
December 31, 2014
Egyptian prisons overcrowded, says rights group to president
A Cairo-based human rights organization has urged the presidency to intervene immediately to resolve the problem of high density in…
Center: Egypt duped international community on domestic rights abuses
Egypt
December 9, 2014
Center: Egypt duped international community on domestic rights abuses
Egypt has possibly succeeded in deceiving the international community concerning its domestic human rights conditions, an Egypt-based organization promoting free…