Rights

Egypt, Qatar call on Hamas to provide list of hostages to be released

Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials. more

Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist

New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-mont ...

Imprisoned rights defenders in Egypt at ‘grave risk’ of COVID-19, warn UN experts

New York: A group of independent UN rights experts have raised alarm over “grave and unnecessary” risks faced by imprisoned human rights defenders in Egypt due to lengthy pre- ...

Egypt: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted Morsi’s death, thousands more at risk

New York: A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions in which former Egyptian President ...

UN human rights office urges Egypt to immediately release detained protestors

New York: Authorities in Egypt are being urged by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, to immediately release scores of citizens who have been arrested in connection with recent anti- ...

Turkey bans anti-China reports as Uyghur activists see red

Ankara, Aug 4 (JEN): The plight of the Uyghur community increased by few folds following an announcement by the Turkish government that it will censor all anti-China reports from its media. ...

Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay elected to serve on Security Council

New York, Oct 16 (JEN): In one round of voting the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay to serve as non-permanent members on the Se ...

Sinking of Mediterranean migrant boat amounts to ‘mass murder’ – UN rights chief

New York, Sept 20 (JEN) The UN’s top human rights official on Friday urged Egypt and other North African and European States to help bring to justice the people smugglers who allegedly de ...

‘Outraged’, UN experts urge Egypt to overturn largest confirmed mass death verdict

New York, July 1 (JEN): The credibility and integrity of the Egyptian justice system has become “deeply compromised”, a group of United Nations human rights experts on Monday said, urgi ...

UN deplores Egypt’s mass death sentences

New York, Apr 30 (JEN): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday strongly condemned the imposition of the death penalty on hundreds of people in Egypt, after mass tri ...