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Sultanate attends Arab human rights meeting Published: 8:42 PM, Jun 03, 2021 rights SHARE MUSCAT: The Sultanate, represented by Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC), took part in the 17th general assembly meetings of the Arab network for national human rights institutions. Shaikh Abdullah Shuwain al Hosni, Chairman of the OHRC, represented the Omani institution at the meetings, which were held via videoconferencing in the presence of representatives of th...

Oman was represented by Sheikh Abdullah bin Shuwain Al Hosni, Chairman of the Omani Human Rights Committee | Times of Oman

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt should immediately end a crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent.

English News and Press Release on Egypt about Protection and Human Rights; published on 01 Jun 2021 by HRW

Egypt Monday 24 May 2021, by Joel Beinin CALLING THE OCCUPATION of Tahrir and other urban squares in Egypt and the January-February 2011 ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak a “revolution” — as is common — is not a helpful characterization of the events. The terms Arab Spring and Arab Winter are even less helpful because they obscure the social struggles of the decade preceding Mubarak’s ouster, which continue today. According to the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, in ...

Israeli security forces forcefully push out Palestinian protesters near a barrier blocking access, outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, 25 April 2021, AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images April 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEXs Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Palestinian protesters battle barricades, forced displacement, and cyber-espionage. Fake news laws ...

74 NGOs urge Egyptian Authorities to Release Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been arbitrarily detained since 1 February 2021 on bogus terrorism-related charges. The undersigned organizations further call on the authorities to ensure prompt, independent, impartial, transparent, and effective investigations into Ahmed Sa...

3 minute read A picture taken during a guided tour organised by the Egyptian State Information Service shows inmates resting in their cell at Borg el-Arab prison, near the city of Alexandria, 20 November 2019, MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images A new report from the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) reveals how Egypt built dozens of jails since the January 2011 revolution to keep thousands of prisoners, including roughly 65,000 prisoners of conscience, behind bar...

States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body Geneva, Switzerland—Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world expressed their strong support today for a joint declaration by UN member states condemning the human rights situation in Egypt which was delivered at the UN Human Rights Council.  In the declaration governments expressed “deep concern” for widespread human rights violations committed with impunity by the Egyptian authorities. The joint declar...

March 08, 2021 Arab Leagues Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh. CAIRO — The Arab League praised on Monday the exceptional contributions made by women in the Arab region to confront coronavirus (COVID-19) especially health care workers. This came in a statement by the Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs, Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, on the occasion of International Womens Day, stressing keenness to share the internation...