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Human Rights in Arab Republic of Egypt

Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Amnesty International | New Amnesty International report on abuses ...
17 November 2011

On 22 November Amnesty International is releasing a new report Broken Promises: Egypt's Military Rulers Erode Human Rights.

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Prominent Egyptian blogger's detention extended | Amnesty ...
14 November 2011

Alaa Abdel Fattah's detention has been extended by 15 days, raising fears he may face an unfair trial before a military court.

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Amnesty International statement to the African Commission on Human ...
7 November 2011

Amnesty International is concerned that across Africa hundreds of thousands of people are forcibly evicted from their homes by the authorities each year. The evictions ...

Public Statement       IOR 63/004/2011

Egypt: Eritreans in Egypt at risk of forcible return
2 November 2011

A group of 118 male asylum-seekers face imminent forcible return from Egypt to Eritrea, where they would be at grave risk of torture and arbitrary detention.

Urgent Action       MDE 12/055/2011

Egypt: 10 steps for human rights: Amnesty International's human ...
31 October 2011

In parliamentary elections beginning on 28 November, Egyptians will ask whether the demands and promises of the “25 January Revolution” will finally be fulfilled ...

Document       MDE 12/046/2011

Egypt: Women demand equality in shaping new Egypt
31 October 2011

Egyptian women were instrumental in the “25 January Revolution” that overthrew the repressive regime of President Hosni Mubarak in early 2011. Yet the hopes raised ...

Report       MDE 12/050/2011

Sunday summoning of Egyptian activists warning shot over Maspero ...
29 October 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: MDE 12/054/2011. 29 October 2011. Sunday summoning of Egyptian activists warning shot over Maspero criticism. ...

Public Statement       MDE 12/054/2011

Egypt: Eritreans face forcible return from Egypt
19 October 2011

Thirty-four Eritrean men and five Eritrean women currently held in Egypt are at imminent risk of forcible return to Eritrea where they would face a real risk of ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/052/2011

Arms transfers to the Middle East and North Africa: Lessons for an ...
19 October 2011

Police and security forces in the Middle East and North Africa responded to the mass popular uprisings witnessed there after December 2010 with brutal repression ...

Report       ACT 30/117/2011

Amnesty International statement to African Commission on Human and ...
11 October 2011

In this statement, Amnesty International focuses on the status of the death penalty in Africa and progress towards its abolition. Among the 53 State Parties to ...

Document       IOR 63/005/2011