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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
9/23/2022 1:26:02 PM
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia's invasion nearly seven months ago.
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World
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Region
9/22/2022 12:58:11 PM
Protests in Iran following the death of a young woman arrested by morality police could signal "a big change", according to Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR).
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/20/2022 11:36:00 AM
Egypt has laid the groundwork to improve human rights according to two NGOs.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/19/2022 5:17:41 PM
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights and its complaints mechanism are at the heart of realising the country’s National Human Rights Strategy.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/18/2022 5:29:05 PM
It’s been a year since President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi sponsored the National Human Rights Strategy, a clear indication that political reform would be a priority.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/18/2022 3:13:14 PM
Egypt has taken “serious” steps in its human rights file, National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) President Moushira Khattab told Antonio López, a member of the EU’s parliament, during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/15/2022 8:28:51 PM
The Biden administration said on Wednesday that it will provide Egypt with much of the $300 million tranche of annual military aid that has been conditioned on human rights improvements, according to the AP.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/14/2022 4:04:00 AM
The spokesperson of the Egyptian foreign ministry has stressed that Egypt is following the rules of the UNFCCC on accreditation of local and regional groups for the COP27 thoroughly, describing a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report which claimed that Cairo is "stifling economic environmentalism" as "misleading, deplorable and counterproductive."
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/13/2022 5:13:54 PM
One year after the withdrawal of foreign forces and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, there are more and more human rights violations taking place in Afghanistan, writes Amr Wagdy
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
9/10/2022 12:58:09 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said on Friday that the authorities’ successive release of pretrial detainees in recent months represents practical proof of the seriousness in implementing the National Strategy for Human Rights and removes obstacles in the way of holding a constructive and positive national dialogue.
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World
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International
9/8/2022 5:10:49 PM
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed a veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body's human rights office at a time when it is facing harsh criticism from China for accusing Beijing of abuses against Muslim minorities.
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World
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Africa
9/6/2022 10:39:42 PM
Gunmen killed more than 60 people in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region at the end of August, a state-affiliated but independent human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
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World
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Africa
9/6/2022 10:31:51 PM
According to a joint report published by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), such violations were committed during clashes between joint government forces and affiliated armed militias/groups on the one hand, and elements of Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) loyal to First Vice-President Riek Machar on the other.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/2/2022 7:01:58 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior will host the eighth conference of officials in charge of human rights at Arab interior ministries from 5-8 September in Cairo.
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WorldCup2022
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News
9/1/2022 6:34:39 PM
Human rights campaigners on Thursday slammed David Beckham for fronting a glossy publicity campaign praising World Cup host Qatar as "perfection", despite concerns over its rights record.
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World
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International
9/1/2022 6:16:09 PM
The UN accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to ``crimes against humanity'' in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. Beijing on Thursday denounced the assessment as a fabrication cooked up by Western nations.
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World
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International
8/31/2022 2:20:23 PM
Spain violated the political rights of former members of the Catalan government and parliament, the UN's Human Rights Committee found Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/25/2022 6:01:31 PM
The Chair of Elders – an independent group of global leaders working together for peace, justice, and human rights – Mary Robinson stressed on Thursday the importance of increasing adaptation finance for countries suffering from climate change, according to the decision of the previous Glasgow Summit.
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Opinion
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Opinion
8/25/2022 12:36:00 PM
Nevine Mosaad discusses the recommendations of a National Council for Human Rights panel on freedom of creativity and academic freedom
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World
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International
8/25/2022 11:27:51 AM
The outgoing U.N. human rights chief suggested Thursday that her office may not make good on her promise to release its long-awaited report on China's Xinjiang region by the end of her term next week.
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