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Egypt’s Assest Freeze is a Shameless Ploy to Silence Human Rights Activism

Egypt's Assest Freeze is a Shameless Ploy to Silence Human Rights ActivismBy Amnesty InternationalSeptember 17, 2016The Zeinhom Criminal Court’s decision to freeze the personal...

EU Statement on the decision of an Egyptian Court to freeze the assets of Human rights defenders

EU Statement on the decision of an Egyptian Court to freeze the assets of Human rights defendersBy EU SpokespersonSeptember 17, 2016The decision taken by...

The Egyptian Judiciary’s Relentless Assault on Civil Society

The Egyptian Judiciary’s Relentless Assault on Civil SocietyBy CIHRSSeptember 14, 2016Independent Human Rights organizations in Egypt pay the price under a president that considers Egyptians...

Authorities keep turning their back on threats facing Egypt’s Copts: Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination

Authorities keep turning their back on threats facing Egypt’s Copts: Egyptians Against Religious DiscriminationThe NGO staged a protest Saturday demanding that victims of sectarian...

Crimes and no punishment

Crimes and no punishmentViolence is only one of the problems faced by Christians in EgyptBy The Economist, From the print editionAug 20, 2016IT BEGAN with...

Egypts MPs to be Investigated for ‘Attending Human Rights Conference’ By POMED

Egypts MPs to be Investigated for 'Attending Human Rights Conference'By POMEDAugust 17, 2016Ten Members of Parliament are likely to be investigated for attending a...

UN: Suspend Saudi Arabia from Human Rights Council

UN: Suspend Saudi Arabia from Human Rights CouncilBy Human Rights WatchJune 29, 2016(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly should immediately suspend Saudi...

ISIS Trying to Exterminate Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, U.N. Panel Says

ISIS Trying to Exterminate Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, U.N. Panel SaysBy Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York TimesJune 16, 2016GENEVA — Islamic State forces...