Latest in Tag: Rights Highlight
Latest in Tag: Rights
Sexual harassment still pervasive in Egypt, despite new law
25 November is international day for the elimination of violence against women
Student dies in police custody
Muslim Brotherhood statement claims student was tortured to death
International journalists show solidarity with Egyptian colleagues
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists reject recent pledge by major newspaper editors to support government’s rhetoric
5,000 farming families face eviction in Alexandria
Egyptian Endowments Authority seeking to convert land into real estate investments
Suez lawyers strike over police assault claim
Lawyers were attacked by riot police inside court, says Lawyers Syndicate head
Number of hunger strikers in and out of prisons reaches 143: ANHRI
Dozens have recently started hunger strikes to call for release of political prisoners and for abolishing the infamous Protest Law
Egyptian government serves political Islam: EIPR
Official Islamic scholars aim to face extremist thought, but state uses authoritarian grip against those defying religious discourse, says human rights organisation
NGOs condemn ministerâs intention to exclude women from governor reshuffle
Head of the media division in the ministry says ministerâs statements âwere taken out of contextâ
Doctors’ Syndicate to take action against non-payment of dues
Syndicate says proof exists that meetings with health ministry do not solve any problems
âMounting evidenceâ of âwar crimesâ in Gaza conflict: Amnesty
Gaza death toll soars over 1,650 as more bodies are pulled from rubble in the south, while the death toll in Israel reaches 66
NGOs demand government to stop fight against civil society
A coalition of NGOs hand Prime Minister Mehleb memo with their position on new civil society organizations draft law
Gaza death toll exceeds 770, Israel’s tops 35
UN body says a new humanitarian pause is “urgently needed”
UN Human Rights Council investigates human rights violations in Palestine
Council strongly condemns violence resulting from Israeli offensive in Gaza; welcomes Egyptâs ceasefire initiative
NCHR calls for postponing issuance of civil society draft law
Draft NGO law has been widely criticised by civil society organisations for empowering security apparatuses over organisations
Civil society draft law would âthrottleâ NGOs: Human Rights Watch
International watchdog strongly condemns draft law and calls for âthrowing it outâ
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing, Amnesty calls for investigation into violations
Death toll from the ongoing violence leaves 121 dead in Gaza; no deaths reported from Israel
NGO âshockedâ at continued detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators
Case involves trial of 24 people charged with breaching Protest Law
Renewed detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators condemned
Rights organisations call for the release of detained protesters and the repealing of Protest Law
Opinion piece condemned for allegedly inciting mass execution of street children
Al-Masry Al-Youm took the piece off the website in response to public outrage
NGOs raise human rights concerns before UNHRC
Number of issues raised including judiciary,recent court decisions and freedom of expression during election time
Lawsuit filed to end MOI search for Internet monitoring programs
Statement by rights groups and âconcerned citizensâ says attempts to monitor web âunlawful and unconstitutional conductâ
Protest Law to be appealed before SCC
An NGO and a law centre had both filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the infamous law
5 public housing residents referred to prosecution
Residents were arrested after security forces dispersed a sit-in organised in objection to their poor living conditions
Alaa Abdel Fattah and othersâ prison sentence widely condemned
Abdel Fattahâs sisters protest the sentence outside the presidential palace; verdict described by Amnesty as âoutrageous travesty of Justiceâ
500 victims of sexual violence since 2011: NGOs
Al-Sisi calls on interior minister to apply the law in combating sexual assault in Tahrir Square; prosecutor general investigates assault incidents
NGOs call for investigation into alleged violations in Wadi El-Natrun Prison
Detainees in two sectors of the prison have allegedly been assaulted last week
Countries and international bodies offer congratulations to Al-Sisi on election victory
White House says it is looking forward to working with Egyptâs new president, but also shared concerns
Protest and human rights shape debate on awarding of mega events
By James M. Dorsey Mass protests against Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup, Turkey’s loss of opportunities to host sports events and controversy over 2022 World Cup host Qatar’s labour system are impacting the global sports world’s thinking about the requirements future hosts will have to meet. The impact is likely to go far beyond …
Preregistration is obstacle to voting: EOHR
The organisation is calling for the abolishment of preregistration
Revolution anniversaryâs Downtown detainees released, Dokki detaineesâ trial postponed
The detainees belong to a group of 1,079 arrested on the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution