Gary C. Gambill : "Last month, an extraordinarily popular uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was interrupted by a turn of events that is not uncommon when aging autocrats outlive their capacity to protect deeply vested interests -...
Search Results for: egypt
READ MORE ▸
The League of Arab States on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The Arab League declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi...
HRW urges end to torture, military trials of citizens in Egypt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called on the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to end torture, investigate all cases of abuse against peaceful demonstrators and stop prosecuting civilians before military tribunals. HRW...
US must develop grand strategy in light of Middle East regime changes
Patricia DeGennaro : "One Arab government after the other is falling - Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Following their lead are Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain and perhaps even Iraq. The kings from Jordan and Saudi...
Yemen president promises new constitution as protests continue
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised Thursday to create a new constitution guaranteeing parliamentary and judiciary freedoms, but protesters were not satisfied, flooding the streets in response. In a speech given to supporters in Sana'a,...
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday announced plans for a series of constitutional reforms , which, if enacted, would result in more power being given to elected officials, as well as an independent judiciary. Under the plan, the...
UN rights chief urges Tunisia, Egypt to protect women's rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay pressed Tunisia and Egypt on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights receive constitutional protection and to include women in the dialogue to shape the future of their countries....
"Genuine revolution" in the Middle East has reached several points of no return
Professor Ilan Pappe : "The Middle East is producing good and hopeful news for the first time in many years. For quite a while, the only potential progress in the region has been a...
A Zimbabwe magistrate court on Monday ordered six of the 45 activists arrested in Harare last month detained on charges of treason, releasing the remaining 39. The six activists not released today will remain detained and face trial [CNN...
JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine, says the UN Security Council acted in an unusual manner against the government of Libya.... On 26 February 2011 the UN Security Council unanimously adopted...
