Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2019
Judge SāmiḥʿAbd al-Ḥakam, the president of the Court of Appeal, said that the draft penal code pertaining to the minor offenses known as the law of (Cancelling Debtors' Imprisonment) was submitted to the House of Representatives and submitted to the Legislation Affairs Committee.
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Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn ʾĪbrāhīm born on December 3, 1938, is one of Egypt’s leading human rights and democracy activists. He is also known for his outspoken critique on former president Ḥusnī Mubārak. Dr.ʾĪbrāhīm discusses the presence of many syndicates active in Egypt, including the Muslim...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
A delegation representing nine NGOs observed detained students taking their midterm examinations, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior.
Date of source: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Addressing the International Human Rights Council in Geneva, ʿAlaaʾ Shalabī, the director of the Arab organization for Human Rights have said that “we invite the international community to stop supporting violent groups and understand that development and enhancing human rights will not happen...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information demands the lawsuit against ʿAza Suleymān to stop
The network calls for the cancellation of the lawsuit against ʿAzza Sulayymān, who participated in an unauthorised demonstration in commemoration of the January 25th Revolution. Using force, the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
Khalīl discusses the reasons behind the violence and discrimination against Copts in Egypt. He blames the government, the Coptic community, and the Muslim majority, and calls on Copts to make their voices heard in international human rights and media organizations. He stresses the significance of...
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The author discusses the “much-need” unified law for building houses of worship and the difficulties that it is facing in parliament. He highlights some human rights organization’s agenda for the law.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The following presents the opinion of Saad Eddin Ibrahim – one of the most outspoken critics of the Egyptian government, who was imprisoned from 2000-2003 for his critique. He is a liberal secularist, but as a result of his strong democratic stance, he defends the rights of all groups in society,...
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The first annual report of the National Council for Human Rights, which depended mainly on the reports of the more experienced civil society organizations and their demands and recommendations during the past 20 years, was so frail that it is acting as an organization strictly receiving complaints...
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2007
The article deals with the Fourth Forum of Arab Reform at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. This forum brought together a number of prominent Arab and international researchers who discussed a wide range of topics related to improving the social, economic and civil society welfare of the people in the...