Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2006
The author reports on the workshop conducted by the National Council for Human Rights on the religion entry on the Egyptian ID card.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to organize several workshops to discuss a number of issues, including the recently proposed unified law for houses of worship and amendments to some articles of the laws governing civil society organizations in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The author deals with the period that saw Dr. Butrus
Ghālī, who
is presently hospitalized in Paris, as Secretary General of the United Nations, his
efforts to reform the
world body and the obstacles he encountered in making his "utopian league of nations" a
reality.
Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
The author wonders whether Egyptians are experiencing a stage of creative
chaos, coinciding
with the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Cairo last year. She wonders whether
the people
nurturing this chaos realize that the price of this chaos would be paid by everyone.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A visiting American delegation hailed the role played by the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in supporting freedoms and the content of its annual reports.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The third
meeting of
the Council for Human Rights and civil society organizations has called for the establishment of a
Ministry
of Human Rights and for changes in Egyptian society to prevent sectarianism and discrimination.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Al-Musawwar had an interview with the vice-president of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, Kamāl Abu al-Majd, where he discussed religious, legal, political and security problems in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, April 20, 2006
The National Human Rights Committee proposes ways of dealing with issues of sectarian sedition, the judges and terrorism and Sinai.
Date of source: Friday, April 21, 2006
In an exclusive interview with Rose al
-Yousuf, the chairman
of the National Council for Human Rigths (NCHR), Dr. Butrus Ghālī, speaks
out on citizenship rights,
the Danish crisis, the Coptic dossier and the role of the council in serving the
community.