Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2015
“History will always remember policemen’s role in keeping the peace and security, and protecting human rights.” This is one of the statements Al-Sisi made in his 30-minute police-glorifying speech during the celebration of Police Day which coincides with the 25 January 2011 Revolution. This is not...
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2015
The 6 April Youth Movement, Al-Jamā`a al-Islāmiyya, Students Against the Coup, and the Muslim Brotherhood, launched calls for protests ahead of 25 January, which will mark the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, on their social media pages.
Date of source: Friday, January 23, 2015
Clashes between protesters and security forces in Alexandria on Friday left one 17-year-old girl killed and at least two others injured, the Ministry of Health said.
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2015
Jamāl `Eid is an attorney and human rights defender who founded the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) in 2003.
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: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
When President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi attended the Judges Day celebration at the High Court of Justice this month, he told an audience of judges and prosecution officials: “I was keen, since I took responsibility, on reaffirming the independence of the judiciary.”
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2015
Since the official start of the registration process on 12 January, the Ministry of Solidarity issued permits for 43 Egyptian NGOs to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to Ayman ʿAbd al-Jawwād, general manager of NGOs at the ministry.
Date of source: Saturday, January 17, 2015
During his visit to Egypt, German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid Christoph Strässer said that fighting terrorism should not violate human rights. He also criticized the highly controversial Protest and NGO laws, both of which have created much heated...
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: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Six months into his rule, on the first day of 2015, President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi called for a “religious revolution” in a televised speech, while addressing a crowd of largely religious clerics. The room broke into applause.