Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The National Council for Human Rights held together with the Ministry of Social Solidarity a workshop related to developing the NGO law.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Breaking news in Egypt – National Council for Human Rights: We rejected recommendations of the Geneva conference on the subject of homosexuals
Dr. Sālih Sālim, member of the National Council for Human Rights, has expressed his solidarity and respect for the decision of the administrative court...
Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2012
Translation and comments: Cornelis Hulsman
The new Egyptian Constitution is not yet finished but Amr Darrag is now already proud. The Constitutional Assembly, which he chairs, presented this week the first version of the document about which the Egyptians, for the first time, have a say. “The...
Date of source: Friday, July 16, 2010
Pope Shenouda decides more reasons for divorce according the Coptic Church teachings. Pope Shenouda of Alexandria settled the debate about homosexuality considering it adultery and a reason for divorce.
He also stated that marriage between Coptic young men and foreign women to get a travel...
Date of source: Saturday, June 8, 2002 to Friday, June 14, 2002
Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary members try to stop new legislation on the establishment and work of NGOs. They attacked many items in the legislation, such as an item that allows non-Egyptians to participate in NGOs. They argued that this could give people who hate Egypt the chance to penetrate...
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Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies denounced what it called ‘a reputation- tarnishing campaign against the Center amidst the tempest of foreign funds.’
Date of source:
Sacd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, one of Egypt’s most prominent activists and human rights crusaders, has challenged his country’s leaders for most of his life. He was imprisoned from 2000 to 2003 on charges that were criticized internationally as being politically motivated. Ibrāhīm is writing his memoirs as a...
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Many of the experienced human rights activists have turned into foreign funding brokers provided that fund seekers observe total secrecy and blind obedience. Brokers might as well pass the recipe secret to some company owner, which paves the way for the emergence of more brokers.
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Long before the elections begin, various organizations are in a hectic race to win the dollars of foreign funding made available to monitor the forthcoming elections. Sa’cd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm has struck gold securing 10 million dollars in Canadian-European-US funding.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
In the light of al-Ghad’s
publication of the
"offensive" supplement which attacked the Prophet Muhammad’s companions and wife, the author of
the
article stresses the need for a consistent application of the law which criminalizes insulting religions.