Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Within the context of its participation in the “Youth against Violence and Extremism” Program implemented in Romania during October, the youth mission of the Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights (MPDHR) made a presentation about the Egyptian culture and civilization, focusing on the major...
Date of source: Thursday, August 9, 2012
Meanwhile, Minister of Insurances and Social Affairs Dr. Najwá Khalīl said the ministry has so far approved giving a legal license to 4,000 civil society organizations since the beginning of this year, which is equal to all associations approved throughout all of 2011.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Dr. ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahmān, Governor of Giza, has announced the completion of the work of the committee for assessment of damages and estimation of compensation for the victims of the events at the village of Dahshūr. The committee’s conclusions have been compared against those reached by the public...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Ambassador ʿAlāʾ Yūsuf, Egypt's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, responded Wednesday to the allegations made by the Ministers of foreign Affairs of Iceland and Canada in their statements during the 37th high-level session of the Human Rights Council.
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2013
The security forces closed the monastery of St. Catherine in south Sinai for an indefinite period, due to lack of security and out of fear of an attack against it. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptians took part in the formation of popular committees to protect churches in various provinces. A...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
On Monday November 10, the deadline for NGOs to register under the Ministry of Social Solidarity ends. This amendment to the law of 2002 which dates back to Mubarak-era places NGOs under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. This affects more than 47,000 employees should the...
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2014
Human rights activists requested that the Ministry of Social Solidarity extend the deadline for several human rights organizations to validate their status, as they believe that the expiry of the previous 45-day deadline was a violation of the right to assemble and organize as guaranteed by...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Egyptian human rights groups slammed the Muslim Brotherhood at an assembly of the UNHRC, the purpose of which was to review the state of human rights in Egypt. The Egyptian interim-Minister of Justice Ibrāhīm Muhinīdī addressed the assembly which included delegates from 125 nations in addition to...
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Ayman Aqil [Ayman ʿUqayl], President of MAAT for Peace, Development and Human Rights, said that the statement issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) denouncing the death sentences passed against some terrorists in Egypt is “politically-oriented”.
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...