Tag: HRW

UNHCR commends move to release refugees from Syria

Regional representative describes the move as a “humanitarian gesture”

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Mass protester killings going unanswered: HRW, Amnesty International, 11 NGOs

Statement recommends establishing an “effective independent fact-finding committee” to investigate unlawful killings

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Alaa Abdel Fattah arrest prompts outcry from human rights groups

The prominent activist risks being tortured in police custody, says Amnesty International

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Dozens of detained refugees begin hunger strike

Over 50 Syrian and Palestinian refugees are protesting unlawful detention in poor…

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NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria

Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt

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State of Syrian refugees in Egypt addressed in one-day seminar

The seminar comes one day after an extensive Human Rights Watch report…

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HRW urges Egypt to ‘stop coercing’ refugees from Syria to leave

The human rights group cites UNHCR as saying that fewer than 10%…

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Morsi’s trial sparks reactions in Egypt and beyond

Islamists across the Arab World decry court’s legitimacy

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Rabaa doctor: “80% shot by snipers targeted from above”

HRW collates eyewitness reports and statements from doctors in Rabaa, condemns use…

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Syrians stranded in airport: Human Right Watch

Organisation releases statement on Egypt’s new visa rules for Syrians

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