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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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Opinion
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2/9/2025 5:35:45 PM
The relationship between US administrations—both Democratic and Republican—and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is riddled with contradictions and paradoxes.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/5/2025 10:31:00 PM
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to adopt a resolution classifying recent proposals by President Donald Trump for the US seize Gaza and transfer the native Palestinian population to build a Middle Eastern Riviera — as a threat to international peace and security.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/30/2025 5:21:02 PM
Dialogue on human rights is ongoing between civil society and the government to ensure all citizens' rights without discrimination, representatives of the Egyptian Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) said at Geneva’s UN side event on Thursday.
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World
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Africa
1/29/2025 1:31:39 PM
Ethiopia is waging an "escalating crackdown" on civil society, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, denouncing the suspension of two independent human rights groups in recent weeks.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/28/2025 8:39:39 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty emphasized Tuesday that Egypt is advancing human rights through “strong political will” to build a new republic and a modern civil state based on democracy, citizenship, and the rule of law.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/27/2025 7:56:56 PM
President of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Ambassador Moushira Khattab emphasized Monday the importance of transparency and continuous cooperation with international mechanisms to achieve tangible progress in human rights.
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Egypt
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Society
1/24/2025 7:18:43 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi highlighted Friday the importance of education as a fundamental human right and a cornerstone for achieving sustainable development and building advanced societies.
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World
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Region
1/22/2025 5:32:36 PM
Human rights groups and Italian opposition lawmakers voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan warlord, Ossama Anjiem, on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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World
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War in Sudan
1/18/2025 2:42:12 PM
The United Nations human rights chief warned on Friday that the war in Sudan is becoming "more dangerous" for civilians, following reports alleging that army-allied militias have been carrying out ethnic-based attacks on minorities.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/16/2025 9:31:46 PM
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for punishment for the "heinous crimes" committed "on and since October 7, 2023," in Israel and Gaza, after the announcement of a fragile ceasefire deal in the Israeli war on the Palestinian territory.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/10/2025 5:02:32 PM
Tarek Radwan, head of the Egyptian Parliament's Human Rights Committee, discussed Thursday with Céline Imart, European Parliament member, the economic cooperation between Egypt and the EU.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/23/2024 5:24:50 PM
The intertwining of hope and despair has marked a region torn by occupation, war, and human rights violations throughout the year
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