Human Rights

ElBaradei meets with human rights groups
Egypt

ElBaradei meets with human rights groups

Mohamed ElBaradei, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency and potential candidate in next year's presidential elections, met with…
321 civilians killed in 2009 massacre in Congo
World

321 civilians killed in 2009 massacre in Congo

Dakar, Senegal--At least 321 civilians were killed in a previously unreported massacre in Congo in late 2009, while villagers that…
Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end
Books

Drumbeat: Tales from the Gulf’s back end

There are over a quarter of a million Egyptian immigrants working in the United Arab Emirates today--or rather, that is…
Saudi legal reforms may take years to show impact
World

Saudi legal reforms may take years to show impact

Riyadh--Plans to modernize Saudi Arabia's legal system -- key to reassuring foreign investors -- will take years due to a…
US govt report slams Egypt on human rights
Egypt

US govt report slams Egypt on human rights

A report issued last Friday by the United States government draws an ugly picture of the state of human rights…
Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny
Egypt

Egypt’s death sentences under scrutiny

Atef Rohyum, 35, was still in university six years ago when he was arrested on charges of killing a man…
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
Egypt

Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture

The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report…
NCHR submits yearly report to president
Egypt

NCHR submits yearly report to president

The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) submitted its annual report to President Hosni Mubarak and to the speakers of…
Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei
Egypt

Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered the launch of an investigation into an incident of torture that allegedly took place…
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