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World
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International
6/6/2025 1:15:26 PM
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday demanded the United States lift sanctions it imposed on four International Criminal Court judges, saying they were contrary to the rule of law.
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Egypt
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Politics
6/4/2025 8:53:21 PM
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights appointed Ambassador Mahmoud Karem as acting president on Wednesday, following its formal acceptance of Moushira Khattab’s resignation.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
6/4/2025 7:09:50 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly attended the National Council for Human Rights celebration of an exceptional Ramadan drama season
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Egypt
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Society
6/1/2025 2:03:44 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) announced that Ambassador Moushira Khattab has submitted her resignation from the council's presidency, effective Saturday, 31 May, and that current NCHR Vice President Ambassador Mahmoud Karem will assume the role of acting president.
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World
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Africa
5/27/2025 12:15:23 PM
Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities on Tuesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/20/2025 9:30:06 PM
The European Union on Tuesday agreed to review its cooperation deal with Israel over alleged human rights abuses in Gaza, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
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Egypt
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Politics
5/3/2025 9:06:12 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has congratulated journalist Khaled El-Balshy on his re-election as president of the Journalists’ Syndicate, describing the vote as a reflection of the profession’s vitality and democratic spirit.
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World
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International
4/22/2025 9:00:57 PM
President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a restructuring of the US State Department that will cut positions and scale back human rights offices, saying the "bloated" organization was ideologically out of sync with the administration.
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Egypt
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Society
4/13/2025 10:00:51 PM
Hany Ibrahim has been appointed the acting secretary-general of the National Council for Human Rights.
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Egypt
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Society
4/12/2025 1:41:31 PM
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has denied reports that its former Secretary-General, Ambassador Fahmy Fayed, was dismissed from his post, stating instead that he resigned voluntarily.
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Opinion
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4/7/2025 11:50:51 AM
One of the most important human rights mechanisms that must be activated in the face of daily Israeli crimes in Gaza and the West Bank is the one related to the obligations of business on human rights.
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World
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International
4/5/2025 5:00:26 PM
Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to rally across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.
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World
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International
4/1/2025 1:04:59 PM
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong's police chief and five other officials over human rights concerns after China clamped down in the financial hub.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/12/2025 11:36:00 AM
Palestinians described tortures by Israeli forces and settlers — punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved — to independent U.N.-backed human rights investigators on Tuesday during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza.
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World
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Africa
3/8/2025 10:30:12 PM
South Sudan is in "alarming regression" as clashes in recent weeks in the northeast threaten to undo years of progress towards peace, the UN commission on human rights in the country warned on Saturday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/6/2025 10:56:26 PM
A group of UN human rights experts said Thursday that Israel is again "weaponising starvation" in Gaza by blocking humanitarian aid after the first phase of a ceasefire deal expired.
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World
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International
2/27/2025 10:13:43 PM
A large array of United Nations experts joined forces Thursday to voice concerns that US President Donald Trump's administration was undermining human rights and fundamental freedoms at home and abroad.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/25/2025 12:39:00 PM
Egypt has intensified efforts to strengthen its human rights system by implementing key measures, Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty stated in a recorded speech at the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday.
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World
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Region
2/19/2025 8:40:25 PM
A Tunisian appeals court ordered the release Wednesday of prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, though she remains banned from leaving the country as she faces charges in other cases, a court spokesman told AFP.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/9/2025 8:38:00 PM
Egypt has made significant progress in advancing human rights despite regional challenges, according to a presentation at the UN Universal Periodic Review.
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