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What happened downtown last Tuesday, when the police dispersed and arrested 91 of about 200 young activists at a vigil commemorating the demonstrations in el-Mahalla el-Kobra on 6 April 2008,

Human Rights Watch: ElBaradei’s supporters should be freed and allowed re-entry into Kuwait

Human rights Watch have condemned Kuwait 's intervention in Egypt 's affairs following the deportation of 20 Egyptian expatriates living in Kuwait . On April 10, the government deported 17

Kuwait: Stop Persecuting Egyptian Opposition

Kuwait’s State Security forces should stop arresting and deporting expatriate supporters of Egyptian opposition candidate Dr. Mohammad ElBaradei, Human Rights Watch said Saturday. Kuwait should immediately release all remaining Egyptian

Egypt: Brutal Treatment of Peaceful Protesters

The April 6 youth activist group organized this demonstration “to demand an end to 29 years of the state of emergency and amendments of Articles 76, 77 and 88 of

Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch plans to go ahead with a March 24 public release of “A Larger Prison: Repression of Former Political Prisoners in Tunisia.”

Israel: End crackdown on anti-wall activists

Israel has detained Palestinians who advocate non-violent protests against the separation barrier and charged them based on questionable evidence, including allegedly coerced confessions.

Iraq: Candidates Should Promote Human Rights

After Iraq’s last parliamentary elections in 2005, violence devastated Shia and Sunni Arab communities in central and southern Iraq. While some of the worst violence has subsided, armed groups continue

Iraq: Protect Christians from Violence

Iraq’s government should bolster security to protect the lives of Christians in Mosul, Human Rights Watch said today.

UN: General Assembly Vote on Gaza War Crimes Report

26, 2010, United Nations member states are scheduled to vote on a resolution that points the way to justice for victims of serious violations of the laws of war committed

UN evaluates Egypts human rights performance

Egypt was under fire yesterday at the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodical Review (UPR), an evaluative process established by the UN General Assembly in 2006 to critique countries’ human