Egypt: National Council for Human Rights to issue report Tuesday
Egypt: National Council for Human Rights to issue report Tuesday
Bikya Masr
31 August 2009
CAIRO: Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights announced in a statement Saturday that it would send its report on human rights in Egypt to the International Council for Human Rights in Geneva on Tuesday. The council said in the statement that the Geneva-based international council will then discuss the report in the “framework of the comprehensive periodic review session on the situation of human rights in Egypt during the past five years. read more »
Egypt: Charity stalls in Alexandria attacked by government security
Egypt: Charity stalls in Alexandria attacked by government security
Bikya Masr
31 August 2009
CAIRO: Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood group reported on Sunday that charity stalls established in Alexandria were attacked by government forces and at least two people have been detained. The stalls are part of the Islamic group’s efforts at giving lower income families the opportunity of purchasing school supplies for their children at reduced rates. read more »
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