Human Rights
ElBaradei meets with human rights groups
Egypt
April 7, 2010
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
March 28, 2010
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
March 25, 2010
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
March 17, 2010
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
March 14, 2010
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
March 13, 2010
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
March 11, 2010
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
March 10, 2010
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
March 10, 2010
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…