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Surani: Goldstone’s report enjoys implementation mechanisms

Raji Al-Surani, the head of the Palestinian center for human rights, stated Wednesday that the new thing which sets Goldstone’s report apart is its talk about specific implementation mechanisms for

Abu Zuhri family reject Egyptian report on death of Yousef

The Abu Zuhri family refused to accept the Egyptian general prosecution's report on the death of Yousef Abu Zuhri in Egyptian jails that said he died of natural causes.

Media Critique on the Marwa El-Sherbini Case Desperately Seeking Intercultural Sensitivity

The case of Marwa El-Sherbini is a prime example of mass-media miscommunication between cultures. The media in both countries were incapable of mastering the cultural balancing act without major slip-ups,

Ghoul: Suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails increase in winter

Palestinian justice minister in Gaza and chairman of the legal committee in the Palestinian legislative council Mohammed Al-Ghoul has said that the suffering of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation authority

Arrest warrant for five students from the Faculty of Engineering in Zaqaziq

In a challenge to the Prosecution’s decision to release the five students from the Faculty of Engineering, Zaqaziq University, and the Ministry of Interior issued an arrest warrant of the

AOHR: Human rights situation in Egypt worsens

A report issued by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) revealed that cases of torture in Egypt has reached an “unbearable” point and has become a “method practiced” at

Report: 4,524 Palestinians detained by Israel since the start of this year

Researcher in prisoners’ affairs Abdelnasser Farwana reported Friday that he documented 4,524 Israeli arrests of Palestinian citizens since the start of 2009, 412 of them took place in October.

Ministry of prisoners condemns physical assault on two Palestinian detainees

The Palestinian ministry of prisoners’ affairs on Friday strongly denounced the Israeli prisons authority (IPA) for deliberately humiliating and physically assaulting Palestinian prisoners during the last week, stressing that this

Abdul Monem Abdul Maksoud: The continued detention of Abul Fotouh is nothing but a settling

The Supreme Court in Cairo today ordered for the unjust renewal of Dr Abdul Monem Abul Fotouh, Dr Gamal Abdul Salam, Eng. Ahmed Ali Abbas, and Eng. Khaled Alsayed Beltagy

Justice subverted: 7th session of MB leaders before military courts

Arab Commission has followed with grave concern the obstacles concerning the military tribunal of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leaders in the renowned case known as No. 963 of 2006 Criminal Court