Date of source: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Iraqi parliament announced on Tuesday, the 21st, the approval of amendments to personal status law in the country following several re-drafts due to criticism that the new amendments could allow child marriages.
Date of source: Friday, July 26, 2024
France has not backed down from the decision to prevent veiled French athletes from participating in the Summer Olympics, which will begin in Paris on Friday.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2022
The “antisemitism” accusation has expanded in the world. With the support of the west, the Zionist lobby has been working for years to equate the accusation of antisemitism with every criticism and call for accountability for the Israeli occupation state.
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Amnesty International called on the Egyptian authorities to release Patrick George Zakī, a graduate student at the Italian University of Bologna and researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), who has been held in pretrial detention for nearly 20 months, after allegedly...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2021
With the increase in Coronavirus cases and deaths in Egypt and demands for the government to take preventative measures to get control over the third wave of the virus, doctors at the Ministry of Health were surprised with the ministry’s insistence that they sign a “non-disclosure agreement” (NDA).
Date of source: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
In a letter sent to Egyptian Public Prosecutor Ḥamāda al-Ṣāwī, Amnesty International expressed its concern over the situation of imprisoned Egyptian journalist Sulāfa Majdī.
Date of source: Saturday, November 21, 2020
International condemnation for the vicious, oppressive campaign against the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) continues to roll in after the arrest of three of its leaders. Foreign governments, the United Nations, and dozens of local and international organizations demanded the...
Date of source: Thursday, November 19, 2020
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) was established in 2002. Its goal was to strengthen and defend basic rights and freedoms in Egypt. However, since its founding 18 years ago, it has become clear that its real goal was to attack the Egyptian state and constantly try to bring down...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Egyptian women experience different kinds of violence and recently the violations against female human rights activists and women’s rights defenders have increased.
According to the organisation, Nazra for Feminist Studies, the violations against women in Egypt are increasing. These violations...
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2019
In a statement on Sunday, the United States called on Iraqi's government to hold early elections, to carry out electoral reforms and to stop using violence against the protesters.
The White House expressed its profound concerns declaring "The United States is seriously concerned by continued...