Tag: human rights

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

Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR

Case of Muslim Shi’a sheds light on discrimination, incitement, and violence

Amira El-Fekki

Al-Dostour Party receives torture complaint from detained member

Political activist Hamdy Qeshta reported verbal and physical assaults inside Boulaq police…

Amira El-Fekki

Afghan laws ‘ambiguous’ about pedophilic boy play subculture

Soraya Sobhrang of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHCR) tells DW…

Deutsche Welle