Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/4/2025 10:20:58 PM
Egypt has made significant progress in advancing human rights despite regional challenges, according to a presentation at the UN Universal Periodic Review, writes Doaa El-Bey
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/27/2025 7:56:56 PM
President of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Ambassador Moushira Khattab emphasized Monday the importance of transparency and continuous cooperation with international mechanisms to achieve tangible progress in human rights.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/12/2024 1:51:00 PM
A UN investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed crimes against humanity during its war on Gaza, including that of extermination, starvation, and sexual violence.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/6/2024 5:34:00 PM
Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin expressed regret that the draft resolution, adopted by the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), disregarded the conditions of Palestinian children under Israeli occupation.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/5/2024 7:07:00 PM
After 182 days of brutal Israeli war on Gaza, the UN Human Rights Council demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes, and adopted a resolution on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The US voted against both texts.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/5/2024 1:12:14 PM
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of genocide in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/3/2024 1:08:22 PM
The UN Human Rights Council will consider a draft resolution on Friday calling for an arms embargo on Israel, citing the "plausible risk of genocide in Gaza".
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/26/2024 11:11:51 PM
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights welcomed on Tuesday the report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, which was reviewed during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/26/2024 2:22:11 PM
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, will deliver a report on Tuesday, to the UN Human Rights Council, saying that Israel has carried out acts of genocide in Gaza, and warning of "ethnic cleansing."
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/28/2024 8:05:19 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry expressed regret on Wednesday that the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meetings saw several international parties turn a blind eye to the human suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/27/2024 1:58:00 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry condemned the disregard shown by some parties on Monday in their statements before the UN Human Rights Council in Genevan concerning the humanitarian suffering of Palestinians, describing it as "disgraceful."
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/27/2024 12:09:00 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry pushed for a ceasefire in Gaza and increased international support for the Palestinian people while meeting with his counterparts at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/24/2024 7:53:38 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry will head to Geneva on Sunday to participate in the high-level segment (HLS) of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the HLS of the Conference on Disarmament.
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World
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Region
1/10/2024 4:06:43 PM
Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret ballot among member states.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/2/2023 7:50:00 PM
A group of UN-mandated human rights experts, including the special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, said Thursday that "time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza".
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Egypt
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Society
11/2/2023 7:15:36 PM
The Human Rights Committee at the House of Representatives along with the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), and 14 civil society organizations documented crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against civilians in the Gaza Strip, in particular, and all the Palestinian territories in general.
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Egypt
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Society
10/12/2023 5:24:10 PM
The Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to outline a plan to support the rights of Palestinians, read an ANNHRI statement on Thursday.
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World
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International
7/12/2023 2:24:14 PM
The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent Koran burning incidents, but many countries declined to back the measure, fearing it encroached too much on free speech.
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World
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International
7/11/2023 11:12:13 PM
The UN Human Rights Council is heading towards a divisive vote on Wednesday on religious hatred following recent Koran burnings, with some Western nations reluctantly feeling the draft resolution encroaches too far on free speech.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/11/2023 9:15:11 PM
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry condemned the repeated burning of the Quran by extremists in the West, calling on Western governments to take action against religious hatred.
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