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World
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International
3/24/2023 10:28:24 PM
The Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, on Friday criticised French police's "excessive use of force" during demonstrations against an unpopular pension reform.
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World
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International
3/24/2023 6:50:13 PM
Criticism from human rights groups mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Egypt
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Society
3/24/2023 5:53:29 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb kicked off the second season of his Ramadan TV programme Al-Imam El-Tayyeb on Thursday with a focus on women’s rights.
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World
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International
3/23/2023 10:00:28 PM
China attempted Thursday to block a prominent Uyghur activist from speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, where he demanded the body urgently address allegations of serious violations by Beijing.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/23/2023 12:57:50 PM
The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated its rejection of measures that would prejudice Egypt or Sudan’s rights to Nile water, read a statement by the GCC’s Ministerial Council following its 155th session on Wednesday.
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Heritage
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Inspiring Minds
3/23/2023 10:08:43 AM
In our second article of the March of Egyptian Women series, we present you Doria Shafik, also known as the Daughter of the Nile.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/21/2023 8:44:37 PM
The European countries do not want to see their ties with Tunisia damaged for strategic reasons, even if they have also been sending mixed messages on political reforms and human rights, writes Karam Said
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World
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Region
3/21/2023 10:01:33 AM
European ministers agreed on Monday to add eight Iranians and one of the Tehran government's most powerful bodies to EU sanctions lists, alleging human rights violations.
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Egypt
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Society
3/20/2023 7:23:04 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has stressed the importance of continuing to promote women's rights as being the right path towards establishing a healthy and balanced society based on justice and fairness.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/18/2023 12:55:11 PM
Widespread Russian attacks continued in Ukraine following the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.
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World
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Region
3/17/2023 1:18:35 PM
Iran on Friday executed a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists for membership in an outlawed group, rights groups said.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/16/2023 3:38:02 PM
Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday.
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World
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Region
3/14/2023 5:35:47 PM
A human rights organisation said Tuesday that Israel's controversial finance minister Bezalel Smotrich was "not welcome" on a planned visit to France this week.
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World
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Africa
3/9/2023 9:08:07 PM
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and Youtube as a blockade on some platforms entered its second month.
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World
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International
3/9/2023 11:22:34 AM
Squeezing his eyes shut, a man breaks into song while filming himself getting a vasectomy -- a TikTok trend helping dispel misinformation about the procedure whose demand has soared following US upheaval over abortion rights.
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World
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Region
3/8/2023 9:47:51 PM
Women are the primary victims of wars and conflict, yet they remain severely underrepresented at diplomatic negotiations, officials told the United Nations Security Council on late Tuesday.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 6:11:08 PM
Thousands of women took part in rallies across Pakistan on Wednesday despite efforts by authorities in several cities to block the divisive marches.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 1:27:19 PM
The UN rights chief criticised Wednesday a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally, warning it would violate international law.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 10:46:32 AM
Women were beginning to hit the streets en masse across the globe on Wednesday to defend rights that are coming under increasing attack.
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World
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International
3/8/2023 10:33:23 AM
The president of the U.N. General Assembly announced Tuesday that Lebanon, Gabon and South Sudan made sufficient payments to restore their voting rights in the 193-member world body, leaving Venezuela as the only country that is barred from voting.
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