Egypt rights record under fire at UN

Amnesty International warns Egypt is suffering a catastrophic decline in terms of human rights, a year after the military ousted President Morsi.

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 Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) chairman Judge (rtd) Amir Manento yesterday publicly criticised the National Electoral Commission (NEC), accusing it of lacking in transparency and accountability.

Supporters of Egypt's banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood set fire to university buildings in Cairo, state TV says.

Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, and another senior staff member are denied entry to Egypt for "security reasons".

Egypt activists perturbed over UK's warm welcome for Sisi

Despite resuming some military aid, the United States appears unlikely to quickly restore the close ties with Egypt that framed US Middle East policy for decades, as concerns persist over the authoritarian crackdown since last year’s military takeover.

No doubt acting out of curiosity, a reader emailed to ask me what the heading to this column, ‘Friendly Fire From Yesteryears,’ is intended to portray. How can fire be friendly, the fellow asked - perhaps bearing in mind such episodes as the Great Fire of London in 1666!

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge
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THERE is an urgent need to formulate and lay down principles and guidelines to further strengthen the criminal justice system in the country with regard to arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention to ensure compliance with International standards.