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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights slams Egypt
Egypt

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights slams Egypt

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein slammed the human rights situation in Egypt, during his opening…
HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza
Middle East

HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel, Egypt and Hamas of systematically preventing rights workers from investigating abuses in the Gaza…
Egypt slams Amnesty International, HRW reports on cathedral blast
Egypt

Egypt slams Amnesty International, HRW reports on cathedral blast

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denounced the statements by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued in the wake of the…
Serious abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison: HWR
Egypt

Serious abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison: HWR

Human Rights Watch has called on the Interior Ministry to end violations committed against prisoners in Al-Aqrab maximum security prison,…
Congo death toll hits 44 in anti-Kabila unrest: rights group
World

Congo death toll hits 44 in anti-Kabila unrest: rights group

At least 44 people — including 37 demonstrators and six police officers — have been killed in protests over Congolese…
HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws
Egypt

HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws

US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its inaugural session on Sunday, to review what…
Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval
Middle East

Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday, November 12, praising steps taken by the Tunisian government that will…
Egypt rejects HRW call for UN probe into protest deaths
Egypt

Egypt rejects HRW call for UN probe into protest deaths

 Egypt hit back Saturday at a call by Human Rights Watch for an international investigation into the killing of hundreds of…
Rights groups criticize Egypt over 2013 bloody crackdown
Egypt

Rights groups criticize Egypt over 2013 bloody crackdown

International rights groups said Friday the Egyptian government has failed to hold officials accountable two years after one of the…
HRW: Govt-approved changes jeopardize fair trials
Egypt

HRW: Govt-approved changes jeopardize fair trials

Recent amendments approved by the Egyptian government to the rules governing the summoning of witnesses to courtrooms could threaten the…
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