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Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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…
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