Amnesty calls for investigating ‘enforced disappearance’ of Gaza detainees
Amnesty International called on Wednesday for an urgent and immediate investigation into Israel’s “enforced…
Browsing Tag
Amnesty International
Lebanon accuses Israel of ecocide at COP28
Lebanon accused Israel of using luminous and phosphorous incendiary bombs, through which it deliberately burns…
Amnesty accuses EU of abetting migrant rights violations in Libya
European governments are “complicit” in grave human rights violations in Libya through their support for…
Egypt’s Draft Terrorism law is “latest Tool to muzzle Peaceful…
Amnesty International described on Wednesday Egypt’s draft counterterrorism law as the “latest tool to muzzle…
Amnesty slams Egypt over Arrests of Youths
Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of jailing young activists to quell unrest under one of…
Amnesty: Egypt using Courts and Jail to intimidate Journalists
Egyptian authorities are using the courts to stifle journalism, Amnesty International said on Sunday in a report…
Amnesty: Egypt, Nigeria top World Death Sentences in 2014
Egypt and Nigeria make up well over a third of the world's total death sentences in 2014, with over 1,000 death…
Amnesty Calls On UN Powers to Lose Veto on Genocide Votes
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of…
Egypt Foreign Ministry expresses “Extreme Discontent” at Amnesty Report
The foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday expressed his "extreme astonishment and discontent" at the "false…
Amnesty Condemns Egypt over Libya Airstrikes
On Monday, rights group Amnesty International criticised Egypt over recent airstrikes on Libya, saying its air…
Egypt ends US Arms ‘Monopoly’ with French Jet Fighter Deal
Egypt's decision to buy 24 Rafale jet fighters from France underscores its determination to diversify its sources…
Amnesty Concerned over French Arms Sales to Egypt
Amnesty International has voiced concern over France’s agreement to sell fighter planes and a frigate to…
Amnesty asks Canada PM to make Case for AlJazeera Journalist detained in Egypt
Amnesty International Canada is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make a "clear and direct request" for…
Egypt’s Buffer Zone on Sinai Border with Gaza is ‘Unlawful’: Amnesty
The Egyptian government demolished hundreds of homes in the Sinai Peninsula this month in an act that Amnesty…
Egypt, France Sign Arms Deal Despites Rights Opposition
French President Francois Hollande has signed military cooperation deal with Egyptian President…
Sinai Buffer Zone not a Solution to Militancy in Egypt: Amnesty
Egypt's plan to create a security buffer zone along its border with Gaza is not a solution to growing militancy in…
US Rights Organisations Urge Obama to Take Stand against Egypt’s NGO Law
Eleven US-based organisations and individuals wrote a letter to US President Barack Obama on Friday urging him to…
Amnesty: Egypt Security Forces Use Excessive Force against Student Protests
Testimonies gathered by Amnesty International indicate that Egyptian security forces used excessive force to crack…
US citizen Held in Egypt Near Death after 230-day Hunger Strike
A U.S. citizen imprisoned in Egypt following the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi is near death…
Amnesty Calls on Egypt to Release Protesters Arrested for Challenging Protest Law
Amnesty International said authorities must release a group arrested during a protest in…
Amnesty Mourns Seif El-Islam; Says Egypt Loses a Tireless Champion of Human Rights
The death of Ahmad Seif el-Islam Hamad robs the Egyptian human rights movement of one of its ablest defenders in…
Ferguson Riots Delight Iran, China, Egypt As Amnesty Dispatch Team to US Soil
US authorities have been told to show restraint in dealing with the racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson,…
UK Activists Shut Down Israeli Arms Factory in Birmingham
A group of UK activists from the London Palestine Action network have Tuesday chained the doors shut of an Israeli…
Egyptian Commission Wants Amnesty’s Cooperation on Post-30 June “Abuses”
A commission formed by Egypt's government to look into major bloody events that happened since last summer's…
HRW, Amnesty International Say Egypt’s New Leader Faces Rights Crisis
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes office in Egypt in the midst of a human rights crisis as dire as in any period…
Torture Remains “Endemic” in Egypt: Amnesty
In its annual report on the use of torture worldwide, the human rights group Amnesty International said that…
Amnesty International Criticises Egypt’s Detention of Refugees
The lives of three Syrian asylum seekers in Egypt facing forcible deportation are in grave danger, according to a…
Egypt Must ‘Fundamentally Revise Flawed Anti-Terrorism Law’: Amnesty
Amnesty International issued a statement on Friday denouncing a counter-terrorism law drafted by the Egyptian…
Amnesty International Slams ‘Grotesque’ Death Penalty on 529 Egyptians
Amnesty International issued a statement criticising Monday’s verdict by an Egyptian court that saw the sentencing…
Over Human Rights Remarks, Egypt Summons European Envoys
Egypt on Thursday summoned the ambassadors of several European countries after they signed a joint declaration of…
Egypt’s Deposed President Morsi in Court on Spying and ‘Terror Attacks’ Charges
Deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was on Sunday facing charges of espionage and carrying out "terror…
Egypt’s Sisi Heads to Moscow For 1st Time Since Morsi’s Ouster
Egypt's military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has left for an official visit to Russia to discuss bilateral…
Amnesty Condemns Egypt Abuses on Revolution Anniversary
Egyptian security forces made a "staggering" number of arrests and ill-treated detainees, including children, on…
Rival Rallies in Egypt As Bombings Cloud Anniversary
A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge Saturday as supporters and opponents of the…
Rival Rallies in Egypt As Bombings Cloud Anniversary
A spate of deadly bombings put Egyptian police on edge Saturday as supporters and opponents of the…
Amnesty – Egypt State Violence at “Unprecedented” Level Since July
Egypt has seen state violence on an "unprecedented scale" since the army overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Morsi…
UAE Convicts 30 Emiratis, Egyptians over Brotherhood Ties
Thirty Emiratis and Egyptians were convicted of setting up an illegal branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and…
Egyptian Expatriates Start Voting on Referendum Today
Egyptian expatriates are set to start voting today 8 January on the new draft constitution until 12 January, 2014.…
Egypt Charter – Improved Text Amid Ongoing Violations: Amnesty
Amnesty International has welcomed Egypt's draft constitution as an improvement on its predecessor, but says it…
Amnesty: Egypt Must Immediately, Unconditionally Release Women Protesters
The conviction and imprisonment of 21 female protesters, including seven girls, after they participated in a…