Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
The National Party for Human Rights delegated a fact finding delegation to investigate the sectarian strife in Dafash in Upper Egypt. The council highlighted the recent increase in sectarian incidents in Egypt and highlighted the role civil society organizations should have.
Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
The article highlights the quarterly report of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights around the religious freedom in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
Human rights activists call for ending the policies of religious discrimination
and Watanī sheds light on two cases that show the necessity of introducing some legal amendments.
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2009
This article sheds light on the different viewpoints on the allocation of a number of seats for the Copts in the Parliament.
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2009
NCHR annual report covers human rights, sectarianism, freedom of expression, the emergency law, political party formation, elections, women in politics and more.
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2009
Watanī writes about the report
issued by the National Council for Human Rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Watani International interviewed the human rights activist ‘Alī al-Samman who founded the ’Committee of 15’ following the sectarian events that took place in Alexandria in 2005
Date of source: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Hānī Daniel reports about the regional meeting for discussing dialogue among religions hosted by Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
A recent presidential decree has approved amendments to the personal status code for Copts. The article explains that this new code should put an end to discrepancies concerning court rulings in divorce cases and has been welcomed by Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2008
The article comments on the key discussions that took place at the Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference that was held in Cairo in April. The conference looked at the various types of discrimination that exist in Egypt, ranging from discrimination in the workplace to the lack of a...