Egypt Human Rights

Egypt highlights 2026–2031 human rights strategy at 7th standing committee meeting

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 - 02:37 GMT

The foreign minister chaired the seventh ministerial meeting for the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights with the participation of ministers and representatives from various national entities.

‘Masks have fallen’: Egypt says no country has authority to judge its human rights

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 - 01:04 GMT

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told a meeting of the Senate’s human rights committee that “the masks have fallen,” citing actions by some nations against students participating in peaceful protests such as deportation or revocation of residency.

Egypt launches new project to hold pre-trial detention hearings ‘virtually’

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 - 04:50 GMT

The virtual proceedings will allow direct communication between the judge, the detained in his/her place of detention, and the latter’s lawyer, through a secured audio-video network connecting a number of courts and prisons,

Egypt draws up first 'National Human Rights Strategy'

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 - 08:50 GMT

Members of the Supreme Standing Committee on Human Rights discussed on Saturday a primary draft of the first National Strategy for Human Rights.

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