Date of source: Sunday, December 27, 1998
A spokesman of the Ministry of Interior revealed on December 21 the police was investigating an incident in Qaliub, north of Cairo, whereby residents reportedly took the law in their own hands, causing widespread destruction.
Date of source: Sunday, December 27, 1998
The board of the EOHR reversed on December 18 its earlier decision to freeze the activities of the organization The board also promised to continue to battle for legal status, despite efforts by the state to derail the process.
Date of source: Thursday, December 24, 1998
Thirteen officers in Alexandria were remanded to the prosecutor for framing a citizen and brought before court. The officers had accused a man of murdering his nine year old daughter and tortured him until he confessed.
Date of source: Monday, December 28, 1998
In the last issue of the debate aired by the Qatari Al-Jezira channel between Maurice Sadek, President of the Center for Human rights and National Unity, and Mustafa Bakri, editor-in-chief of Al-Osboa newspaper, Sadek had said that the Egyptian government is a racist government and should be...
Date of source: Monday, December 21, 1998
Egypt witnessed a flamed scene of sectarianism in the last months of 1998. The reason for that were violations of the police during their investigations of a normal murder crime. The unethical method of investigations transferred the issue into a vicious campaign to defame Egypt and claims that...
Date of source: Monday, December 21, 1998
A TV station from Qatar organized a live debate on the American Freedom of Religious Persecution Law and el-Koshh between Mustafa Bakri, editor in chief of Al-Osboa newspaper, and Maurice Sadek, president of the Center for Human Rights and National Unity.
Sadek, who defended the recently accepted...
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 1998
False claims are made that Islam violates human rights. The notion of human rights in the West is used to make false claims against Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 1998
I apologize for writing frankly about such a sensitive issue, which is the issue of human rights in Egypt. Experiences with Western media taught us that because we are not frank, we give chances for others to make claims and to believe such claims.
Date of source: Monday, December 14, 1998
On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee for the International Declaration of Human Rights, which is being celebrated these days by the world, the Research and Studies Center of Third World Countries, of the Political Science College at Cairo University, has held a symposium on the future of human...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Since the setback of June 1967, the Al-Ahram paper has lost its credibility in covering Egypt’s internal affairs. 760 repentant Muslim extremists were released but stories of torture committed by police to extract confessions are frequently coming back.