UN Human Rights Council
Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Freedom of association in Egypt is suffering “the worst crackdown since [civil society’s] emergence in 1985,” the Cairo Institute for…
Rights groups slam Arab League endorsement of Syria for UN Human Rights Council
Egypt
April 21, 2011
Rights groups slam Arab League endorsement of Syria for UN Human Rights Council
A group of Arab human rights watchdogs called on the Arab League on Thursday to stop supporting the Syrian regime…
US says open to fair criticism at UN rights forum
World
November 4, 2010
US says open to fair criticism at UN rights forum
Geneva--The United States is open to fair criticism of its human rights record, including racial discrimination and counterterrorism policies, when…
Rights conference decries waning US, EU support
Egypt
July 28, 2010
Rights conference decries waning US, EU support
At a two-day conference held this week in Cairo entitled "Prospects for Political Reform in the Arab World," organized by…
Minister: Govt mulling electoral oversight
Egypt
February 11, 2010
Minister: Govt mulling electoral oversight
At a press conference Thursday, Minister of State for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Moufid Shehab said the meeting of the…