Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2004
More than five months ago, President Mubarak issued a decree for establishing the National Council for Human Rights. What has this council achieved in the framework of its functions as stated in its constitution? What has this council contributed to human rights and how does it perform its...
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2004
When Sawt Al-Umma published an article on July 25, 2004 written by Essam Lotfy entitled “Those who pursue paradise in the courts of law…Dismissing Mamdouh Nakhla and Nagib Gibrail from the Word Center,” we did not mean to offend anyone. However, some of the article’s words were not accurate or...
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
Bahīy al-Dīn Hasan, the Director of the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies comments on the annual report that was released by the National Council for Human Right which has mentioned that Egypt was used as the CIA’s Mecca to torture prisoners and extort information before sending them either to...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
After 18 years of refusal, Egyptian administrative authorities granted the Egyptian Organization of Human Rights the official license to practice its activities, according to the new law of [civil] organizations. The General Secretary of the organization said that the decision is positive and...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Though some civil society organizations criticized the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and accused it of being a decoration and a beautification of the regime in the eyes of American politics, they started to rethink their position after the issuance of its first annual report.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The article presents the views of some members of the National Council for Human Rights regarding the responsibilities of the newly-established council and the change it will bring to Egyptian political life.
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The formation of the new Egyptian National Council for Human rights was declared recently. The article sheds light on the achievements of similar councils and committees in Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan and India.
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The article is about the National Council for Human Rights. The author explains that Egyptians pin much hope on the new council. Egyptians are looking forward to regain a worth lost and a dignity curtailed before the official, political and security apparatuses in Egypt. The author argues...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The writer, the head of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt, praises the initiative of President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak that establishes the National Council for Human Rights
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2004
The decision to form the National Council for Human Rights is a step forward on the road to achieving freedom and justice in Egypt. The whole of the Egyptian society divided into two parts, the first part is strongly enthusiastic about the decision and believes that it would solve all...