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UK lawyers accuse Egypt military of crimes against humanity
An international team of lawyers on Saturday accused the Egyptian military and the country's interim government of crimes against humanity and a number of human rights abuses since president Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July. At a press conferenc (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds terrorism conviction for aiding al Qaeda
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday upheld the 2011 conviction of Tarek Mehanna, who was found guilty on four terror-related charges and three charges of lying to authorities. Mehenna was accused of traveling to Yemen and tr (More) |
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Morsi supporters given 17-year sentences for protests
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 12 men to 17 years in prison for their participation in the October protests at Al-Azhar University. The entire demonstration formed at the university in support of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi [B (More) |
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UN SG stresses right to freedom of assembly in Egypt
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday emphasized Egypt's need to maintain and respect the right to freedom of assembly and peaceful protest as the country's state of emergency, put in place three months ago, is set to expire. In an official s (More) |
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Morsi to sue army-installed authorities
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] will file a complaint against current authorities alleging that the coup ousting him from his office was a crime. His lawyers told reporters on Wednesday that the former pres (More) |
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Egypt government ends curfew, state of emergency
Egypt's government on Tuesday lifted the country's state of emergency and evening curfew, which have been in place since August 14. An adviser to Prime Minster Hazem el-Beblawi reported to the BBC that the state of emergency and the curfew were bot (More) |
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Egypt judge, journalists charged for 'slanderous' interview
Egypt's Middle East News Agency (MENA) announced on Monday that Judge Hisham Genina and two journalists will be prosecuted for allegedly insulting other judges. Genina gave an interview to Moammed el-Sanhouri, a reporter for Al-Masry Al-Youm daily (More) |
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Egypt coercing Syria refugees to return to home country: HRW
The Egyptian government has detained more than 1,500 Syrian refugees and has forcibly deported some refugees back to Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The refugees were detained after trying to migrate by boat to Europe in order to esca (More) |
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Benin government must better protect children: UN rights expert
A UN independent rights expert on Friday called on the Benin government to better protect the rights of children after a visit to the country reportedly revealed widespread abuse and exploitation. UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child (More) |
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Egypt court upholds ruling to ban Muslim Brotherhood
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters on Wednesday upheld its September ruling to ban the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] in Egypt and confiscate all assets of the Islamist group. Earlier this week the Egy (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."
