Tag: human rights

Presidential pardons for detained political activists under consideration: NCHR

Torture, deaths in detention, and attacks on civil society contribute to the…

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‘Security reasons’ delay Shawkan’s court session to 9 August

The photojournalist is among 739 defendants imprisoned without trial for nearly 3…

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Demands continue for Egypt to improve its human rights record

As Egypt secures a seat at UN Human Rights Council, concerns renew…

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Egyptian diplomat re-elected to UN Human Rights Committee

Ahmed Fathallah was elected to the committee in 2008 and will serve…

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Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR

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

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Al-Dostour Party receives torture complaint from detained member

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

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Afghan laws ‘ambiguous’ about pedophilic boy play subculture

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

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Taher Mokhtar and flatmates to remain in detention for another 45 days

Pre-trial detention has been renewed since January on accusations of anti-regime incitement

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Sectarian violence against Copts reported near Alexandria

Attackers chanted ‘we don’t want a church’ while police let them go,…

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Global condemnation continues to surround Malek Adly’s imprisonment

The lawyer was arrested in early May on charges of spreading false…

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