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World
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Region
11/5/2021 3:20:40 PM
The U.N.'s top human rights body is holding an urgent session about Sudan on Friday after a power grab there nearly two weeks ago, with Britain, the United States, Germany and Norway leading a push to commission an expert to monitor the situation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/3/2021 2:20:42 PM
The US administration apparently withheld $130 million of assistance “from our Egyptian allies allegedly on human rights concerns,” to pressure Egypt to release 16 prisoners that may include Muslim Brotherhood extremists, US Senator Ted Cruz said at the Senate earlier this week.
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World
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Africa
11/3/2021 11:29:10 AM
The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia's yearlong war has been marked by "extreme brutality'' as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for committing abuses, but avoided saying who was the most to blame.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/3/2021 10:26:00 AM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
11/2/2021 11:11:01 PM
Ahmed Morsy reports on Egypt’s first fully integrated correctional and rehabilitation facility
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World
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Africa
11/2/2021 5:25:19 PM
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he's decided to cut out Ethiopia from a U.S. trade program, setting the path for sanctions against the African nation over its failure to end a nearly yearlong war in the Tigray region that has led to "gross violations'' of human rights.
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World
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Africa
11/2/2021 10:25:32 AM
The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia's blockaded Tigray region will be released Wednesday, a year after war began there. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has been limited by authorities who recently expelled a U.N. staffer helping to lead it.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/31/2021 12:46:39 PM
Veteran Egyptian socialist politician and former vice-chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Abdel-Ghaffar Shukr passed away on Sunday at the age of 85.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/28/2021 10:58:09 PM
The European Union (EU) welcomes Egypt’s decision to end the state of emergency and implement its new national strategy for human rights, said the Head of the EU Delegation to Egypt Ambassador Christian Berger on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
10/28/2021 6:29:41 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior organised on Thursday a tour for a number of diplomatic missions, international organisations, and foreign media correspondents at the newly constructed Wadi Al-Natroun Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre.
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World
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Region
10/28/2021 2:18:33 PM
The Islamist movement Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip announced Thursday it had sentenced six Palestinian "informants" to death for collaborating with Israel.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/28/2021 12:27:00 PM
Israel is stepping up its campaign against Palestinian human rights groups, accusing them of terrorism.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
10/27/2021 2:04:00 PM
The decision not to extend emergency legislation sends the message that Egypt is now stable and secure, and the government takes human rights seriously.
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Opinion
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10/26/2021 7:18:20 PM
The president canceled the extension of the state of emergency this week; an important step for Egyptians to be able to exercise the full range of civil and political rights. This was not only a demand of the January 25 Revolution, but it has been a top recommendation by many experts and advocates.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/26/2021 4:27:00 PM
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) hailed on Monday President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s decision not to extend the nationwide state of emergency, calling it "an important step towards bolstering, implementing, and protecting human rights.”
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World
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Region
10/24/2021 9:42:17 PM
Finland's leader said Sunday that the Turkish president's decision to order that 10 foreign ambassadors, including the Nordic country's envoy, be declared persona non grata after calling for the release of a jailed philanthropist and human rights activist was a 'regrettable situation'.
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World
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Region
10/24/2021 3:36:05 PM
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) recent election to the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the third time reflects the country’s efforts to strengthen human rights and its "increasing international presence," the Vice-President of the European Commission for promoting our European Way of Life said.
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World
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Region
10/23/2021 3:10:19 PM
Israel designated six leading Palestinian civil society groups as outlawed "terrorist organisations" Friday in a move swiftly condemned by the Palestinian Authority and international human rights groups.
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World
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International
10/20/2021 7:41:39 PM
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union's top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin for his actions against his biggest domestic foe.
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World
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International
10/19/2021 10:39:04 AM
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of the United States and nine other countries to protest a statement they issued that called for the release of imprisoned philanthropist and civil rights activist Osman Kavala in line with a European Court of Human Rights decision. The statement angered government officials who accused the countries of meddling in the Turkish judiciary.
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