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National human rights council calls for investigations into torture allegations
Egypt
March 30, 2015
National human rights council calls for investigations into torture allegations
A delegation from the National Council for Human Rights visited a prison on Wednesday, recommending that an urgent investigation is…
Human Rights Council slams Interior Ministry for Khosous violence
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Human Rights Council slams Interior Ministry for Khosous violence
The National Council for Human Rights issued a report on Thursday regarding the sectarian violence that took place in the…
State human rights council appointments raise concerns
Egypt
September 5, 2012
State human rights council appointments raise concerns
While dubbed mostly Islamist, the new formation of the National Human Rights Council raises critical concerns about the entity’s mandate,…
MP accuses govt of taking citizens ‘hostage’
Egypt
April 18, 2010
MP accuses govt of taking citizens ‘hostage’
Muslim Brotherhood member of the People's Assembly Hussein Ibrahim accused the government yesterday of taking citizens hostage, saying that when…
NCHR calls for abolition of death penalty
Egypt
December 10, 2009
NCHR calls for abolition of death penalty
National Human Rights Council (NHRC) Undersecretary Mona Zulfiqar has called for abolishing the use of capital punishment in Egypt. "Prisons…
Draft law on terror contradicts Constitution
Egypt
December 9, 2009
Draft law on terror contradicts Constitution
Mostafa el-Fiqqi, head of the People's Assembly Foreign Relations Committee, revealed that there is disagreement among members of the committee,…