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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/6/2022 1:26:00 PM
Moushira Khattab, the first woman president of the National Council for Human Rights, speaks with Sahar Zahran in Washington about Egypt’s efforts to advance human rights
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Egypt
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Politics
1/5/2022 11:06:49 PM
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) will focus largely on the country’s governorates in the near future, President of the NCHR Moushira Khattab announced on Wednesday in the council's first meeting following its restructuring.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
1/3/2022 10:24:04 PM
Egypt will release within hours Palestinian-Egyptian activist Ramy Shaath, who spent two-and-a-half years in prison, after which he is set to be deported, member of Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Anwar Esmat El-Sadat announced on Monday evening.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/31/2021 4:22:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is poised to declare a new republic in 2022. Al-Ahram Weekly examines what this means.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/30/2021 11:11:00 AM
Egypt has successfully completed two development stages since the 30 June Revolution in 2013 and is now poised to accelerate work on stage three.
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Egypt
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Society
12/29/2021 4:56:12 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi hs ratified the parliament decision to reconstitute the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR).
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World
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Region
12/25/2021 7:36:33 PM
A Russian organization that tracks political arrests and provides legal aid to detainees said Saturday that government regulators blocked its website, the latest move in a months-long crackdown on independent media and human rights organizations.
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World
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International
12/24/2021 12:31:59 AM
Intel found itself on the back foot in Washington and Beijing on Thursday after issuing a public apology over a letter to its suppliers referencing US sanctions targeting human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang province.
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World
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Africa
12/21/2021 9:47:01 PM
The UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual violence including rape and gang rape during mass anti-coup protests in Sudan earlier this week, a spokeswoman said.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
12/21/2021 12:33:47 PM
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Hafez said on Monday that it was “inappropriate to comment on judicial rulings” in response to statements made by the US State Department’s Spokesman criticizing a verdict handed earlier on the same day to activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and two others.
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World
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International
12/20/2021 9:42:33 PM
The United States named a new "special coordinator for Tibetan Issues" on Monday, who will be tasked with restarting dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China, as well as promoting "respect for the human rights" of Tibetans.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/18/2021 6:03:00 PM
The Council of Europe’s warning to Turkey over human rights violations is part of complex calculations regarding the relations between Europe and Turkey.
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World
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International
12/16/2021 6:51:00 PM
The Biden administration said Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies and government entities for actions in Xinjiang province, the latest step against Beijing over human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims in the country's western region.
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World
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Region
12/15/2021 10:12:10 PM
Lebanon's interior minister on Wednesday ordered the deportation of members of Bahrain's outlawed Shia opposition party after they criticized from Beirut their country's human rights record.
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World
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Africa
12/15/2021 2:32:17 PM
A human rights watchdog urged the United Nations on Wednesday to deploy monitors to Sudan's western region of Darfur, where a surge in tribal clashes has killed more than 180 people since October.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/14/2021 8:22:23 PM
A delegation of US congressional aides visiting Cairo has expressed aspiration for cooperation with Egypt at bilateral levels and through international events to support regional security, stability, and peace efforts.
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World
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Region
12/14/2021 3:51:56 PM
Human Rights Watch accused Israeli police on Tuesday of using "excessive force" against Arab protesters in the mixed city of Lod during May unrest, while treating Jewish rioters more favorably.
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World
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Africa
12/13/2021 5:40:07 PM
The United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to host a special session on the civil war in Ethiopia this week, following an urgent request from the European Union.
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World
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Africa
12/13/2021 5:27:04 PM
Burundi's government has signaled that it won't allow a recently appointed United Nations special rapporteur on human rights into the East African nation.
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Egypt
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Politics
12/11/2021 4:02:00 AM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Friday that Egypt is keen to consolidate the social, living, economic and service rights of citizens, a something that has been reflected in the National Strategy for Human Rights.
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