Torture, police brutality addressed in landmark legal cases but practice remains a endemic
While the past year has witnessed several rare convictions in cases of…
Bahai trial postponed for fifth time
CAIRO: The Cairo Court of Administrative Justice postponed Tuesday its verdict in…
Woman forced to strip in new controversial video clip
CAIRO: Award-winning blogger and anti-torture activist Wael Abbas created a new stir…
Online campaign supports detained blogger
CAIRO: Bloggers belonging to an online forum called Arab Bloggers Union have…
Former publisher unable to attend media conference
CAIRO: Former publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm and human rights activist Hisham Kassem…
Conference emphasizes need for press reforms in the region
BEIRUT: Only a few newspapers around the Arab world have been able…
Rights group accuses government of fabricating terrorism case
CAIRO: New York-based watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) released yesterday a new…
Judge speaks on human rights in Egypt, US post 9/11
CAIRO: The status of human rights in Egypt has taken a hard…
Google restores YouTube account of activist blogger
CAIRO: Google has restored the YouTube account belonging to Award-winning Egyptian rights…
Hundreds of Gaza students blocked by Israel from studying abroad, says rights group
CAIRO: Yafa Al-Mozain, an 18-year-old student from Gaza City, spends her days…