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Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2014
The official governmental delegation to the United Nations, headed by the Minister of Transitional Justice, councilor Ibrāhīm al-Hindī, has a difficult task due to two parallel reports on Egypt’s human rights situation. On coming Wednesday, the 5th of November 2014, Egypt will enter a diplomatic...
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2014
On Wednesday, during the periodic review of the human rights situation in Egypt before the International Human Rights Council in Geneva, several questions are addressed to Egypt that focus on four issues: the demonstration law, the detention of citizens without trial, the imposition of death...
Date of source: Saturday, October 6, 2018
ʿIṣṣām Shīḥa, Secretary General of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), attended the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that took place in Geneva from 10th to 28th of September 2018.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2017
Through its permanent delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Egypt participated in sponsoring a musical concert by the Onuart cultural foundations. This took place in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Hall in the United Nations’ headquarters in Geneva, as part of today’s...
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The main issues in Sudan at the time (and some are still relevant today) were the unity of South Sudan, self-determination, peace and war, religious/political persecution against Christians and South Sudanese and the Sharīʿah Law. A Southern Sudanese and former Member of Parliament...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The United Nations is scrutinizing the United States’ human rights record after several violent flare-ups associated with the killings of unarmed black men by police officers around the country. In addition to investigating policing techniques, the United Nations is looking at mass-surveillance...
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2015
Civil society in Egypt is strong and diverse, according to Hāfez Abū Se`da, Member of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Chairman. He added that there are non-governmental organizations and the National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Monday, June 29, 2015
Israel refuses to participate in the Human Rights reunion to discuss the Gaza report
Israel refused to participate in the reunion of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday evening, which discussed the report on the events that took place in Gaza last summer, which considers accusing Israel of war...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council recognized an Egyptian legal resolution on the effects of terrorism on human rights. The council built upon the Egyptian resolution and the majority of Arab countries, as well as some African, Asian, and Latin countries adopted the resolution, while Western...
Date of source: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Al-Azhar appealed to President Muḥammad Mursī to emphasize the rule of law and work on bringing all political powers together at the dialogue table to renounce schism and provide a proper and rational atmosphere to finalize a consensus constitution expressive of all segments of the Egyptian people...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.