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Egypt: 'Concerning' Situation Awaits Unregistered NGOs - Minister
Aswat Masriya, 11 November 2014
A day past the deadline given to non-governmental organisations working in Egypt to register under the concerned law, Egypt's minister of social solidarity warned that the… Read more »
Egypt Cracks Down On NGOs Under New Law
The international watchdog Human Rights Watch says a number of high-profile rights defenders have fled the country in anticipation of the government's keenness to implement the law.
A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi sleeps by sand barriers set up by protesters (file photo).
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Egypt: UN Calls On Egyptian Authorities to Put an End to Serious Human Rights Violations
Alkarama, 11 November 2014
On 5 November 2014, Egypt's second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This process aims to assess the human rights record of each United… Read more »
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Egypt: Alaa Abdel Fattah to Remain in Detention Amid Trial's Postponement
Aswat Masriya, 11 November 2014
A Cairo court postponed on Tuesday the trial of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 23 others for violating last year's protest law until November 17. Read more »
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Egypt: 184 Violations Against Foreign Journalists in Egypt Since January 2011 - Rights Group
Aswat Masriya, 10 November 2014
Foreign journalists operating in Egypt have faced 184 violations since the January 2011 uprising which toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, a rights group said on Monday. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt to Study Over 300 Human Rights Recommendations Submitted At UPR
Aswat Masriya, 7 November 2014
Egypt vowed to study over 300 recommendations submitted on Friday by around 122 states which have questioned its human rights record during the Arab country's second Universal… Read more »
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Egypt: Hundreds of Journalists Object to Unconditional Media Support for Regime
RSF, 7 November 2014
The joint statement by the editors was posted on the newspaper Al-Wafd's website on 26 October, two days after more 30 soldiers were killed in two militant attacks in North Sinai -… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt's Defence of Human Rights Record 'Cynical'
AI London, 5 November 2014
Egypt's defence of its human rights record lay in tatters today, Amnesty International said following the country's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) examination today. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt's Human Rights Status Comes Under Scrutiny in Upr
Aswat Masriya, 5 November 2014
The status of human rights in Egypt during the past four years will come under scrutiny on Wednesday, as the Arab country gears up for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at… Read more »
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Egypt: UN Should Condemn Worsening Abuses
HRW, 4 November 2014
Egypt's allies should use the country's November 5, 2014 review at the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the most dramatic reversal of human rights in Egypt's modern history under… Read more »
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Egypt: Men Jailed After Alleged Same-Sex Wedding Party
Tunis Afrique Presse, 2 November 2014
A court in Cairo convicted eight men of "inciting debauchery" after appearing in a video allegedly taken during a gay wedding. Read more »
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Egypt: Two Activists Begin Sit-in to Protest Jailing Their Family
Aswat Masriya, 29 October 2014
Two prominent Egyptian activists started a sit-in on Wednesday in Cairo's Supreme Court to protest the imprisonment of their family members; Alaa Abdel Fattah and Sanaa Seif. Read more »
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Egypt: EOHR Calls Upon the Government to Protect Human Rights in the Counterterrorism Legislation
EOHR, 2 October 2014
The Egyptian government amended Article 78 on the penalties imposed on those who receive foreign funds with the purpose of harming the interests of the country. This amendment came… Read more »
InFocus
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A Human Rights Watch report calls for an international inquiry into the killing of more 1,150 protesters which they say was planned "at the highest levels of the Egyptian ... Read more »
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The international rights groups, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say security forces have used excessive force on numerous occasions, leading to the "worst incident ... Read more »
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In what observers say is a continuing crackdown on dissent, Alla Abdel-Fattah, a prominent Egyptian activist, along with 24 others, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for ... Read more »
