Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999 to Wednesday, July 28, 1999
Magistrate Nicholas Evans remanded in custody two Egyptian Islamists until 16 August. The United States wants the two men to face charges of conspiracy to murder over the bombings on 7 August 1998, which killed at least 215 people in Nairobi and 11 in Dar es Salaam.
Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 1999
An examination of the human rights situation in Egypt shows that it is even worse than one might expect, says a new report issued jointly by three human rights organizations on July 12.
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
In an unprecedented move, three human rights groups - the Centre for Human Rights Legal Aid (CHRLA), Al-Nadim Center for the Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and the Human Rights Center for the Assistance of Prisoners (HRCAP) - held a press conference to discuss their first...
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 1999
A government counterattack has thrown the three-week old campaign against the new Law 153 for Associations and Civil Institutions into disarray. Social affairs minister Mervat Tellawi has led a public relations campaign to deflect international criticism of law, which aims to keep a check on the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
The recent passage of a new law covering the establishment, management and funding of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt has been widely criticized by private groups already working in fields of social service, human rights and related areas of human concern. And rightly so. The very...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
[Report presented to the New York Council of Churches] The history of seven girls mentioned in the advertisement is described. That description is followed by listing the reasons for conversion and recommendations for human rights workers, the church and the government. The text is open for...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Supreme Military Court wrote the final chapter last Thursday in a mysterious saga involving suspected members of the country’s largest militant organization, Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya. Twenty-one defendants had been charged with planning to revive the group’s activities in the Mediterranean city of...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
In the wake of presidential ratification of the controversial new Egyptian NGO law, Egypt hosted a conference on human rights and development featuring UN human rights commissioner Mary Robinson on June 7.
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 23, 1999
A government counterattack has thrown the three-week old campaign against the new Law 153 for Associations and Civil Institutions into disarray. Social affairs minister Mervat Tellawi has led a public relations campaign to deflect international criticism of the law, which aims to keep a check on...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 15, 1999
Letter responding to the claims made in the advertisement in the Washington Times. No one investigates. Just claims are made.