HRW calls on Egypt’s authorities to release 25 April detainees
The international rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday calling on…
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Egypt new parliament should amend protest, anti-terror laws; says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch urged Egypt's newly elected House of Representatives to "amend or revoke" what it described as…
Saudi-led Yemen coalition still using cluster bombs: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Sunday published new evidence alleging a Saudi-led coalition is using internationally banned…
Mass Death Sentence Questions Egypt’s Judicial Independence – HRW
Mass death sentences are costing Egypt’s judiciary “whatever reputation for independence it once had,” Human Rights…
Egypt, France Sign Arms Deal Despites Rights Opposition
French President Francois Hollande has signed military cooperation deal with Egyptian President…
Human Rights Watch Slams Egypt’s Unprecedented Expansion of Military Courts
An October 27 decree by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt vastly extended the reach of the country’s military…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt’s Jail of Same-Sex Wedding Defendants
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Saturday the sentencing of eight defendants to three years on charges of…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt Arrests of ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Men
Human Rights Watch has condemned on Tuesday the detention of seven Egyptian men for "debauchery" after appearing in…
Egypt Denies Human Right Watch Heads Entry ahead of Rabaa Report
Egyptian authorities turned away top Human Rights Watch directors, who arrived at Cairo International Airport…
Human Rights Watch Urges Kerry to Delay Aid to Egypt
The New York-based NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement issued on Friday that before resuming certain…
Human Rights Watch Offers up Scathing Appraisal of Conditions in Egypt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued its annual world report for 2013 on Tuesday, summarising human rights conditions in…
Human Rights Watch: Egypt’s Terrorist Tag on Brotherhood is Politically Driven
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised on Saturday the interim Egyptian government’s decision to label the Muslim…
Human Rights Watch Says Egypt Broadens Opposition Crackdown
Human Rights Watch has denounced on Saturday the arrest of a prominent Egyptian activist during a raid by security…
UAE Begins Trial of Egyptians, Emiratis over Brotherhood Ties
Thirty Emiratis and Egyptians went on trial on Tuesday accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim…
Human Rights Urges Egypt Not to Forcibly Disperse Cairo Sit-ins
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Egyptian government to stop any plans to forcibly disperse the sit-ins…
HRW Urges Egypt To Halt Deportations To Syria
Egypt government unlawfully expelled two Syrian refugees back to the war-ravaged country last week, and two…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Abused Protesters At Rally, HRW Says
Members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood unlawfully detained and abused at least 49 anti- government protestors…
HRW: Egyptian Army tortures Protestors
Egyptian soldiers beat and tortured protesters they had arrested at a demonstration near the Defense Ministry this…
HRW calls for Stopping Military Trials of Children
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Egypt’s military rulers to end all investigations and trials of children…