Human Rights
Govt-run human rights council shaken up
Egypt
February 9, 2010
Govt-run human rights council shaken up
Moqbel Shaker was appointed on Monday as the new vice president of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), replacing…
Evicted Duweiqa residents protest at governorate headquarters
Egypt
February 9, 2010
Evicted Duweiqa residents protest at governorate headquarters
Around 26 families displaced by demolition orders in Duweiqa spent Monday night on the sidewalk outside the headquarters of Cairo…
Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition
World
February 2, 2010
Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition
Milan-- An Italian judge said on Monday that Italy's secret services knew about the CIA's kidnapping of a terrorism suspect…
HRW: Jordan denaturalizing Palestinian-origin citizens
World
February 1, 2010
HRW: Jordan denaturalizing Palestinian-origin citizens
Amman--Jordan should stop withdrawing nationality from Jordanians of Palestinian origin arbitrarily, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released…
Liberties forum blasts govt rights report
Egypt
January 19, 2010
Liberties forum blasts govt rights report
The Forum for Independent Human Rights Organizations met Monday with diplomats from 15 countries to discuss the state of human…
Rights report: Egypt still an “unfree” state
Egypt
January 16, 2010
Rights report: Egypt still an “unfree” state
Egypt has maintained its position on the list of “unfree” states in the annual report on the state of freedoms…
Govt rights report fails to redraw bleak picture
Egypt
December 30, 2009
Govt rights report fails to redraw bleak picture
Egypt pledged compliance with human rights treaties in a 24-page national report intended for the United Nations Human Rights Council,…
Govt rights report fails to redraw bleak picture
Egypt
December 30, 2009
Govt rights report fails to redraw bleak picture
Egypt pledged compliance with human rights treaties in a 24-page national report intended for the United Nations Human Rights Council,…