Tag: human rights

Proposed amendments to Protest Law look to defend freedoms, release prisoners

Without political will, these amendments to the Protest Law will not be…

Amira El-Fekki

Rights lawyer Malek Adly’s health reportedly worsening in solitary confinement

Despite the lawyer continuing to suffer inhumane conditions, the court will not…

Daily News Egypt

Central African Republic: Touadera’s first 100 days in office

Restoring peace and security – that's President Faustin Archange Touadera’s main task.…

Deutsche Welle

Protests over murder of Kenyan lawyer

Kenyan lawyers and civil rights activists staged a nationwide protest after the…

Deutsche Welle

Israel imposes lockdown on tens of thousands of Palestinians in Hebron

Israel has bolstered security in a major crackdown around Hebron that is…

Deutsche Welle

State ‘got the chills’ by law revealing torturer’s identity: Negad El-Borai

‘The regime is replacing politics with force and I will not stop…

Amira El-Fekki

Presidential pardons for detained political activists under consideration: NCHR

Torture, deaths in detention, and attacks on civil society contribute to the…

Amira El-Fekki

‘Security reasons’ delay Shawkan’s court session to 9 August

The photojournalist is among 739 defendants imprisoned without trial for nearly 3…

Amira El-Fekki

Demands continue for Egypt to improve its human rights record

As Egypt secures a seat at UN Human Rights Council, concerns renew…

Amira El-Fekki

Egyptian diplomat re-elected to UN Human Rights Committee

Ahmed Fathallah was elected to the committee in 2008 and will serve…

Daily News Egypt