Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Upcoming changes to the National Council of Human Rights are discussed and their impact on the council’s members.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The vice president of the Egyptian Council for Human Rights, Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, presented a list of constitutional amendments. In response, many voices in and outside the council claimed that these demands were not of the council’s authority. The Egyptian press described the council’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The recent recommendations of the National Council for Human Rights (N.CH.R.) to remove any religious reference from national identity cards and its repeated calls to replace the emergency law with anti-terrorism legislation have brought it into confrontation with the government, which believes...
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
A report on constitutional amendments provoked fierce disagreement between members of the National Council for Human Rights, some of whom were accused of departing from the terms of reference under which the council was created.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
After Dr. Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd’s proposition regarding amendments to the political constitutional, the Human Rights Council witnessed disagreements among its members. The following lines shed light on some of the Council members’ opinions.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The author questions whether the National Council for Human Rights is authorized to propose amendments to the constitution to be presented to the President and whether they are mere proposals or to be considered binding.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2009
Discussing freedom of expression, mixing this with other interests such as in the conversion of Māhir al-Jawharī.Coptic author Robeir al- Faris’ comments on statements of prominent politician Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqi on the place of Copts in Egypt. Church efforts to ban certain publications.
Many young...
Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights (N.C.H.R.), Dr. Kamāl Abū al-Majd, said in a press conference that members of the council have unanimously agreed on the importance of amending articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian constitution, which deal with the nomination of the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 16, 2006 to Friday, September 22, 2006
Discussions are being held to legalize the status of N.G.Os and civil society organizations working in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
Michael ‘Ādil looks back on the main events of the year for the Coptic Orthodox Church.