Egypt: National Dialogue Proposes Teaching Birth Control in Schools, Universities

National Dialogue proposed teaching population and birth control subjects in schools and universities in a closed session on Tuesday. Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Denounces Knesset's Settlement Bill

Egypt denounced Wednesday Israeli Knesset's approval of lifting ban on entering four West Bank settlements evacuated in 2005. Read more »

Egypt: Maya Morsi Wins Membership of Cedaw

Maya Morsi, head of the National Council of Women (NCW), has won the membership of the The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) for the period of… Read more »

Egypt: FM Follows Up Steps to Implement National Strategy for Human Rights

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted on Thursday 24/2/2022 that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is following up steps to implement the National Strategy for Human Rights through… Read more »

Egypt: Foreign Ministry Denounces Israel's Demolition of House, Building in Sheikh Jarrah

The Foreign Ministry voiced complete rejection of Israel's demolition of a Palestinian house and a building in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the occupied East Jerusalem (Al Quds)… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Did Not Bow to Pressure On Human Rights - Sisi

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that Egypt did not bow to any kind of pressure when it took steps towards human rights and non-discrimination. Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Did Not Bow to Pressure on Human Rights - Sisi

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that Egypt did not bow to any kind of pressure when it took steps towards human rights and non-discrimination. Read more »

Egypt: PM - Non-Vaccinated Citizens Not Allowed to Enter Govt Facilities

Non-vaccinated citizens will not be allowed to enter any government facility, affirmed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli. Read more »

Egypt: Saafan Says Draft Labor Law Compatible With Int'l Agreements

Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan has said the amended draft of the labor law is compatible with all international agreements Egypt had signed. Read more »

Egypt: Sisi Reconstitutes National Council for Human Rights

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued Decree No. 616 of 2021 reconstituting the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) for the next four years. Read more »

Egypt: Cabinet Approves Amendments to Law On People With Special Needs

The Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, approved on Thursday 16/12/2021 a draft law to amend a number of articles of law no. 10 of 2018 on persons with special needs. Read more »

Egypt: Sisi - Egypt Keen to Consolidate Citizens' Rights

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt is keen to consolidate the social, living, economic and service rights of citizens, as the world marks the Human Rights Day. Read more »

Egypt: Egypt's First Lady - Our State Consolidates Human Rights Principles By Providing Decent Life for All Egyptians

Intessar El Sisi, the spouse of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, said that Egypt managed to consolidate the human rights principles by providing a decent life for all Egyptians. Read more »

Egypt: The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

The National Council for Women (NCW), in partnership with UN Women Egypt Country Office, the European Union and the Dutch Embassy in Cairo, organized on Monday, November 29, 2021 a… Read more »

Egypt: UNESCO Launches International Symposium On Access to the Right to Education On Dec. 7

To contribute to Human Rights Day 2021, and in celebration of a year-long campaign to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education,… Read more »

Egypt: The "Differently-Abled" Celebration for People of Determination and Persons With Special Needs

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Sunday morning 5/12/2021 the "Differently-Abled" Celebration for People of Determination and persons with Special Needs at Al Manara… Read more »

Egypt: Sisi Attends Celebration for Children With Special Needs

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Sunday the "Able to differ" celebration dedicated to children with special needs at Al Manara International Conference Center in New… Read more »

Egypt: Sisi's Spouse - Persons With Disabilities 'Egypt's Heart, Its Hope' for the Future

Intissar El Sisi, spouse of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, asserted that people with disabilities are the heart of Egypt, its hope and the bright side of its future. Read more »

Egypt: NMEC Lights Up in Orange to Support World Campaign to End Violence Against Women

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) lit up in orange to mark the "Orange the World: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence." Read more »

Egypt: Intissar El Sisi Says Our New Republic Based On Gender Equality, Activation of Women's Role

Intissar El Sisi, wife of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, stressed on Thursday that Egypt is taking steady strides on the road of empowering women, preserving their rights and… Read more »

Egypt: 69th Ordinary Session of ACHPR Kicks Off

The 69th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) kicked off on Monday 15/11/2021. Read more »

Egypt: Govt Starts Barring Unvaccinated Civil Servants From Entering Workplace

The ministries, government bodies, and universities started on Monday implementing a decision taken earlier by the higher committee for the management of the coronavirus crisis… Read more »

Egypt: UNGA Adopts Egypt's 'Terrorism and Human Rights' Resolution

The United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee adopted on Friday by consensus the resolution "Terrorism and Human Rights" presented by Egypt and Mexico. Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Takes Part in Meeting On Human Rights Education, Culture

A delegation representing the Foreign Ministry and the technical secretariat of the higher committee for human rights took part in the first meeting of a group of governmental… Read more »

Egypt: Head of House Committee On Human Rights Receives Head of ICRC in Cairo

MP Tareq Radwan, the head of the parliamentary committee for human rights, received on Wednesday 3/11/2021 Jerome Fontana, Head of Delegation of the International Committee of the… Read more »