Human Rights

US: Egypt 2nd in religious freedom violations
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Rights groups urge Clinton: Press Egypt on reform
Egypt

Rights groups urge Clinton: Press Egypt on reform

Seven international human rights organizations have urged US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to pressure the Egyptian government for democratic…
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