UNHCR commends move to release refugees from Syria
Regional representative describes the move as a “humanitarian gesture”
Mass protester killings going unanswered: HRW, Amnesty International, 11 NGOs
Statement recommends establishing an “effective independent fact-finding committee” to investigate unlawful killings
Alaa Abdel Fattah arrest prompts outcry from human rights groups
The prominent activist risks being tortured in police custody, says Amnesty International
Dozens of detained refugees begin hunger strike
Over 50 Syrian and Palestinian refugees are protesting unlawful detention in poor…
NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria
Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt
State of Syrian refugees in Egypt addressed in one-day seminar
The seminar comes one day after an extensive Human Rights Watch report…
HRW urges Egypt to ‘stop coercing’ refugees from Syria to leave
The human rights group cites UNHCR as saying that fewer than 10%…
Morsi’s trial sparks reactions in Egypt and beyond
Islamists across the Arab World decry court’s legitimacy
Rabaa doctor: “80% shot by snipers targeted from above”
HRW collates eyewitness reports and statements from doctors in Rabaa, condemns use…
Syrians stranded in airport: Human Right Watch
Organisation releases statement on Egypt’s new visa rules for Syrians
