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Persecution, prosecution and public shaming have led to a new wave of solidarity among women in Egypt. Could this kind of grassroots movement gain enough power to change the difficult situation on the ground?

Immediate international action is needed to protect Egypt's independent human rights movement, said human rights groups after authorities threatened to dissolve Egyptian civil society organisations unregistered under the repressive law.

Egypt still has a long way to go before it can be regarded as a state adhering to the rule of law. Gamal Eid from the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information accuses the Military Council of committing serious human rights abuses. Claudia Mende introduces the combative lawyer

A prominent rights group in Egypt, the Arabic Network for Human Rights, is ending operations just as the country braces for a controversial NGO law. Is this the beginning of the end for civil society in Egypt? By Jennifer Holleis

Last week’s conviction of a Syrian intelligence officer who oversaw the torture and murder of detainees represents a high-water mark in the quest for accountability against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But the conviction underscores the difficulty of pursuing accountability through universal jurisdiction.

A prominent rights group in Egypt, the Arabic Network for Human Rights, is ending operations just as the country braces for a controversial NGO law. Is this the beginning of the end for civil society in Egypt? By Jennifer Holleis

It was a week full of Leave, Sisi! What does Abdel Fattah el-Sisi want from the Egyptian people when he comes out with his lack of charisma, promising everyone that he would leave his position if...

Egypt has recently freed several prominent political detainees, raising hopes for an easing of a sweeping crackdown on dissent. However, for rights advocates, repression remains “systematic” and there is no relaxation in sight. The Arab world’s most populous country, with 102 million residents, draws regular criticism over its rights record. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has progressively silenced dissent, but last year it appeared things were changing. Al-Sisi was elected in Ma...

Amnesty International and around 20 other civil society groups referred to the Egyptian government's 'abysmal human rights record', which has left 'peaceful activists, human rights defenders, lawyers, academics, and journalists detained.'

A prominent rights group in Egypt, the Arabic Network for Human Rights, is ending operations just as the country braces for a controversial NGO law. Is this the beginning of the end for civil society in Egypt?