Date of source: Saturday, December 12, 1998
A number of prominent Egyptian figures oppose Lord Alton’s intended visit to Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 8, 1998
While the whole world is celebrating the golden jubilee for the World Declaration of Human Rights, we here in Egypt celebrate it in a different way, which assures our backwardness in the field of human rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 8, 1998
Hafez Abu Se’da, general secretary of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights was released on bail of 500 Egyptian pounds. The detention of Mustafa Zeidan was ordered.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
Egyptian authorities have prevented the lawyers and wife of a human rights leader from visiting him, a rights group said Friday.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
The leader of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has been arrested for "accepting funds from a foreign country with the intention of carrying out acts detrimental to Egypt."
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
The secretary-general [of the EOHR] was called in for investigations and was detained by the prosecutor. He said that the cheque had no relation to the report on el-Koshh.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
The decision taken last week by the Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) to freeze the organization’s activities, is the last in a long series of weak positions taken by this board.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
Hafez Abu Se’da is only a scapegoat, who has been put in this position by many, a position that cannot be accepted by anyone. Not only because he is under custody but also because he is being accused of treason.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights was mistaken in explaining the events of Al-Koshh but it is certain there is no conspiracy behind what happened.
Date of source: Monday, December 7, 1998
Even if the strange and weird events regarding the incident of Al-Koshh and the response in the Egyptian media had not happened, it would have been invented by the Telegraph so as to find an excuse to talk about the illusion of the persecution of Copt’s in Egypt.