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A general view shows members of the Egyptian parliament attending the opening session at the main headquarters of Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Egypt’s Parliament Begins Int’l Moves against HRW

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Egyptian parliament is launching measures against Human Rights Watch over its latest reports on the alleged abuse of inmates inside the country’s prisons. A high-ranking parliamentary delegation is expected to file an official complaint during its...

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A general view shows members of the Egyptian parliament attending the opening session at the main headquarters of Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Egypt’s Parliament Accuses Qatar of Conspiring with HRW

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian parliamentarians accused Qatar of inciting Human Rights Watch against Cairo, describing a report issued by the organization earlier this month as “politicized and fabricated.” The deputies based their accusations on a meeting between the Qatari Emir,...

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HRW Urges Libyan Officials to Probe Extrajudicial Executions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libya officials should investigate and dismiss forces involved in atrocities, Human Rights Watch said this week, after a video appeared on social media purportedly showing a military unit executing 20 suspected militants. The video appears to show a military...

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Yemeni security stand guard outside a court in the capital Sanaa during the sentencing of nine suspects to between two and 10 years in prison for belonging to Al-Qaeda and attempting to assassinate President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, on December 29, 2013. The court also sentenced to death a Yemeni Al-Qaeda suspect for his role in a deadly attack on a security headquarters in Aden in 2011, an official said. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a franchise of the global jihadist network, is active in Yemen and is seen by the United States as its most dangerous branch. AFP PHOTO/ MOHAMMED HUWAIS

Calls for Urgent Action to Save Journalist Sentenced to Death by Houthis

by Said Al-Abyad | Apr 14, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Amid the absence of constitutional institutions and with continued violations by insurgents of all international laws in areas under their control, the state security court in Sanaa sentenced journalist Yahya al- Jubaihi to death after he was found guilty of...

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UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler speaks to illegal immigrants at Abu Saleem detention center for illegal immigrants in Tripoli, in this file photo. Reuters

Libya: HRW Hints to Possibility of Haftar Forces Involvement in War Crimes

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Libyan National Army (LNA) forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, may have committed war crimes, including killing and beating civilians, executing, and desecrating bodies of opposition fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi on and around March 18, 2017, Human...