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US Secretary of State to announce decision on restoration of Egyptian military aid
The US Secretary of State announced Saturday that the decision on restoration of military aid to Egypt will come soon. Secretary John Kerry made the announcement during the government-sponsored economic development conference at the Red Sea City R (More) |
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UN rights expert: member states must ensure detained children's human rights
UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Juan Méndez called Tuesday for modifications and alternatives to the detention processes of children in order to ensure their human rights. In a report (More) |
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Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists for terror charges again postponed
A Cairo court on Sunday again postponed the retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive]. This is the second time the court has had to reschedule the trial after two key p (More) |
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UN: Progress made on women's equality under constant threat
The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice warned on Friday that the progress made in achieving women's rights remains under continuous threat. They stressed that, "no country in the world has achieved fu (More) |
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UN: Gaza blockade injuring Palestinian living conditions
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday reported that ongoing blockages restricting movement of people and goods into and out of Gaza have "undermined" the living conditions of nearly two million Palestinians. (More) |
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UN rights expert: Libya situation 'deteriorating rapidly'
Head of the United States Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino León on Wednesday warned the UN Security Council that without intervention from the international community and UN, Libya is likely to become unstable in the wake of repeated (More) |
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Egypt approves law aimed at improving investment interests
Egypt's cabinet and the Ministry of Investment approved an investment law Wednesday aimed at protecting business deals from legal disputes or political changes and addressing investor complaints about bureaucracy. The new law unifies the investmen (More) |
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Egypt court upholds police officers' sentence for killing activist
An Egyptian court on Wednesday upheld a 10-year prison sentence for two police officers who were convicted for torturing activist Khaled Said to death in 2010. Eye witnesses provided evidence that the officers beat the 28-year-old outside of a cafe (More) |
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Egypt court delays parliamentary elections
A judge for Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday suspended the country's upcoming parliamentary elections indefinitely after another court declared the election law's provision on voting districts unconstitutional. The decision by Judge Yahia Dar (More) |
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Egypt court strikes down part of election law
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday ruled part of an election law unconstitutional, possibly delaying the upcoming parliamentary elections. The law was enacted by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to set up voting districts, cr (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
