Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Egyptian parliamentary committee lashes out at HRW
Egypt
September 17, 2022
Egyptian parliamentary committee lashes out at HRW
The head of the Human Rights Committee in the Egyptian House of Representatives, Tarek Radwan, attacked the Human Rights Watch…
Human Rights Watch slams stall in Egypt’s Fairmont rape case
Egypt
February 9, 2021
Human Rights Watch slams stall in Egypt’s Fairmont rape case
The case of a 2014 gang rape of a young Egyptian woman in Cairo’s Fairmont Hotel continues to receive international…
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
Middle East
September 19, 2019
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
CAIRO (AP) — On her daily walks from home to her job at a primary school in the city of…
Egypt’s SIS: HRW uses Morsi’s death for political purposes
Egypt
June 18, 2019
Egypt’s SIS: HRW uses Morsi’s death for political purposes
Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) has called the Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s director for Middle East and North Africa Sarah…
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
Middle East
May 23, 2019
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more.…
Saudi teen asylum seeker expected in Canada
Middle East
January 12, 2019
Saudi teen asylum seeker expected in Canada
The young Saudi woman who fled her family seeking asylum abroad is scheduled to land in Canada on Saturday…
UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’
Middle East
January 9, 2019
UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’
The UN has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked…
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR
Middle East
January 8, 2019
Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take days: UNHCR
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will…
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room
Middle East
January 7, 2019
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room
BANGKOK/DUBAI (Reuters) – Thailand halted plans on Monday to expel an 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family after she…
Group calls for establishing ministry to defend Egypt’s human rights situation
Egypt
September 12, 2017
Group calls for establishing ministry to defend Egypt’s human rights situation
The Secretary-General of the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), Alaa Shalaby, called for establishing a ministry for human rights…