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Rights group finds repeated violations of Egypt's constitution
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) on Tuesday released a study pointing to at least 12 violations of 12 articles of Egypt's constitution , which passed in January of this year. ANHRI alleges that since January there have been (More) |
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Egypt court refers 5 students for military trial
An Egyptian court on Monday referred five students from Al-Azhar University to a military trial over a violent protest in January when part of a campus building was torched. The referral took place under a controversial new law passed last month, (More) |
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UK student found guilty of terrorism-related offense in semi-secret trial
Last week a law student was found guilty for a terrorism-related offense in the UK after a semi-secret trial. The Turkish-born student, Erol Incedal, was found guilty of possessing a bomb-making document that is likely useful to terrorists. Prosecut (More) |
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Egypt military court sentences Morsi supporters
An Egyptian military court in the northeastern city of Suez on Monday sentenced 20 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to jail terms ranging from one to 25 years. The court convicted the 20 individu (More) |
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Egypt rights record criticized before UN body
Envoys from the US and UK strongly criticized the Egyptian government Wednesday during a session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Remarks by the two nations came during the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) [UN backgroun (More) |
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UN urges end of impunity for crimes against journalists
The UN on Sunday observed the first International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists after the resolution to do so was adopted in December of last year. The date commemorates the assassination of two French journalists, Gislaine Dup (More) |
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Egypt court convicts 8 men for participating in same-sex marriage
An Egyptian court on Saturday convicted and sentenced eight men to three years in prison following their participation in an alleged same-sex wedding party. The men denied the charges. The men were referred to trial for "inciting debauchery" after (More) |
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UN SG praises campaign to end female genital mutilation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday praised the launch of a global media campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) stating that "nding FGM is part of the UN's unwavering campaign for the health, human rights and empowerment of wo (More) |
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Egypt court orders detention of prominent activist
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the detention of Alaa Abdel-Fattah , one of one of Egypt's most prominent pro-democracy activists, at the start of his retrial for breaking a law on demonstrations. Abdel-Fattah was convicted in June for organizi (More) |
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Egypt court sentences 23 protesters to prison
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 23 activists to three years in prison for protesting without a permit, an act that violates a law enacted in November 2013. The men were arrested in June while protesting the restrictive protest law that requir (More) |
Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason
On July 6, 1535, former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More was beheaded in London after being convicted of treason against King Henry VIII.
More had not supported the King's policy toward the church or his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had refused to swear to the Act of Succession, and had similarly declined to take the Oath of Supremacy. His last words before execution are said to have been "The King's good servant, but God's first."
