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…
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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…
