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World
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Region
5/11/2022 8:32:35 PM
The UN human rights office on Wednesday said it was "appalled" at the killing of a veteran Al Jazeera reporter in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and demanded a transparent investigation.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/10/2022 6:46:02 PM
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly for the Czech Republic to replace Russia on the world organization's leading human rights body following its suspension over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
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World
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International
5/9/2022 3:03:55 PM
Norway has slammed the latest Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up head to toe in public and warned that Afghanistan's new rulers are ``steering the country toward a humanitarian, economic and human rights catastrophe.''
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Egypt
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Society
5/8/2022 11:04:34 PM
Ambassador Moushira Khattab, the president of the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR), received on Sunday Jeremy Hopkins, the UNICEF Representative in Egypt, to discuss cooperation on implementing the country's recently launched human rights strategy, an official statement read.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
5/8/2022 2:30:15 PM
Egyptian human rights organisations have welcomed the Egyptian authorities’ decision to release a number of activists and journalists while demanding an amendment to the pretrial detention law.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/7/2022 11:11:25 PM
Egypt’s National Council For Human Rights (NCHR) condemned and denounced on Saturday the terrorist attack in west Sinai that resulted in the death of one officer and ten soldiers as well as the injury of five others.
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World
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Region
5/5/2022 8:41:00 PM
A powerful government-backed Libyan militia on Thursday rejected accusations of killings, torture and forced labour, insisting it upholds the law and threatening to sue Amnesty International for its report.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/4/2022 4:29:17 PM
Deputy chairperson of Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), Mohamed Anwar Esmat El-Sadat issued a statement on Tuesday indicating that the issue of political prisoners in Egypt will be “closed” in the near future.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/1/2022 6:56:38 PM
The current level of disagreements between Cairo and Washington is within the normal range given the path of a century of diplomatic relations.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/30/2022 11:13:34 PM
Egypt’s newly reactivated Presidential Pardon Committee has finished preparing a new list of prisoners who will be pardoned on the occasion of Eid El-Fitr, an official statement read on Saturday.
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Opinion
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4/30/2022 3:53:12 PM
The release of more than 40 pretrial detainees is a significant development concerning the human rights issue in Egypt.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/29/2022 7:25:10 PM
The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to vote on May 10 on a country to replace Russia on the world organization's leading human rights body following its suspension over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
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World
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Africa
4/28/2022 4:02:10 PM
The Counter-Terrorism Watch at the Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) issued on Thursday a new report entitled “Human Security in the African Sahel: Climate Change and Terrorism”.
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World
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International
4/28/2022 12:02:01 AM
The High Authority for Communication of Mali announced Wednesday it is permanently suspending French media outlets Radio France International and France 24, two of the most listened to news outlets in the West African country.
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Egypt
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Politics
4/27/2022 9:23:10 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) hailed President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s recent decision to reactivate the Presidential Pardon Committee following the release of 41 pretrial detainees.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/21/2022 12:32:48 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Wednesday with UK Minister for South Asia, North Africa, the UN and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Lord Ahmad boosting British investments in Egypt and the issue of human rights in the country.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/20/2022 12:47:00 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly reports on this week’s discussions on human rights between leading EU and Egyptian officials.
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Egypt
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Politics
4/15/2022 9:40:20 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) did not receive any complaints related to the late Ayman Hadhoud before the announcement of his death a few days ago, according to a statement released on Friday by Walaa Gad El-Kareem, the head of the Complaints and Monitoring Committee at the council.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/14/2022 6:20:27 PM
The European Union (EU) special representative for human rights, Eamon Gilmore, expressed on Thursday his appreciation for the "frank and constructive" meetings with Egyptian officials regarding human rights issues.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/11/2022 11:42:15 PM
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with Eamon Gilmore, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, to discuss national efforts to boost human rights and implement a national strategy to that effect in Egypt.
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