Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2015
ʿAbd al-Ghafār Shukr, a member of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, reported that the Interior Ministry is allowing the council to visit the Ābū Zaʿabal prison tomorrow. The council decided to visit the prison in order to assess the human rights situation inside the prison after...
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2015
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed alarm over the incomplete version of events presented in the High Council for Human Right’s report on the events that occurred in Egypt on January 25, 2015. The Ministry said that the report completely ignored that the Brotherhood plants many explosive...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
In cooperation with the General Union for Women in Egypt, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) plans a consultative meeting for coming Thursday to discuss 'a reform draft proposal for a just family in Egypt'.
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2015
The Egyptian ministry of Interior has denied the alleged assault at the Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Bad`ī by a police officer. “There has been no complaint filed that Bad`ī has been assaulted on his way back from a trial's hearing session,” the assistant interior minster for public...
Date of source: Saturday, April 11, 2015
The National Council for Human Rights demands regular inspections of police stations
The National Council for Human Rights praised the surprise visit of the public prosecutor to some police stations during the last two days. The public prosecutor has insisted that charges must be filled within 24...
Date of source: Thursday, August 27, 2015
During a press conference held today in the headquarters of Egypt's National Council for Human Rights NCHR, president Mohammad Fayek announced that all Egyptian prisons were “completely free of systematic torture”.
Date of source: Friday, July 4, 2014
The Egyptian Council for Human rights has discussed in its monthly meeting a number of issues including capital punishment.
Date of source: Thursday, September 11, 2014
In a piece for Egypt Today, AWR reseacher Yosra El Gendi explains the need for dialogue to solve the disagreements between a number of Egyptian NGOs and the Egyptian government. These disagreements began in mid-2014 when an advertisement in Al-Ahram stated that all NGOs in Egypt must register...
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Dr. Safwat Hegazy explained when, in his view, violence can be used: anyone can kill President Bashar al-Assad (Bashār al-Asad) because of his crimes against humanity. Also Israeli soldiers can be targeted since they are at war with Palestinians. This was prior to President Mursi’s removal from...
Date of source: Thursday, May 30, 2013
The Islamist landscape in Egypt is often seen through the lens of two dominant groupings: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, the latter of which have splintered into several smaller political parties. But Sunni Islam, lacking an organizational hierarchy, facilitates the emergence of...