Tag: human rights

Yezidi women survivors of ‘Islamic State’ violence win EU’s Sakharov human rights prize

A pair of Yezidi women's advocates have been awarded the European Parliament's…

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Al-Sisi meets AUC board members

The president tackled the issue of human rights, asserting that Egypt is…

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New Human Rights Committee leader elected under suspicious circumstances

Rival candidate announced resignation as parliament elected new committee leaders for second…

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UN special rapporteur slams Egypt’s crackdown on civil society

The crackdown on civil society is a systematic attack and an attempt…

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‘Egypt’s human rights shouldn’t have western approach’: Al-Sisi tells US senators

The president has constantly undermined rights and freedoms’ issues; economic and social…

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‘We are in tombs’: HRW’s report on Muslim Brotherhood members suffering in Scorpion prison

The prison has been described as a death camp by human rights…

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Rights groups condemn treatment of detained 6 April Youth Movement coordinator

Amr Ali is one of many of the group’s activists who is…

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Where does Egypt stand on its commitments to improving human rights?

Despite the president portraying a positive image to the general assembly, a…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Al-Sisi’s attack on human rights chases him, despite his attempt to ghost the issue

During his participation at the UN general assembly, Al-Sisi’s crackdown on dissent…

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9 police officers receive 3-year prison terms for assaulting doctors in Matariya

The incident pushed thousands of doctors to protest against the Ministry of…

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