Egypt appeals court overturns sentence for 'police torture' film reporter
An Egyptian appeals court Monday overturned the jail sentence of an Al Jazeera television reporter convicted for her role in producing a film on police torture. Howayda Taha was tried in May 2007;...
Israeli courts must protect access to medical treatment for Gaza patients
Miri Weingarten : "PHR-Israel has been immersed in the crisis that has engulfed Gaza since the takeover by Hamas in June 2007, and the resultant closing by Israel of all crossing points to goods and...
Israel, US boycotting UN rights council meeting on Gaza blockade
Israel and the United States plan to boycott a special session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva Wednesday called to discuss possible human rights violations in Gaza in the wake of a...
Alex Neve : "Over the past week there has been reason to both commend and chastise Canada for the approach it takes to assessing where torture is likely to occur. In the midst of court action...
Switzerland has suspended an investigation into US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents allegedly involved in the 2003 abduction and rendition of Egyptian cleric Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr , a spokesperson from the Swiss Federal Prosecutor's...
US judge blocks deportation of Egyptian detainee despite 'no torture' pledge
A US district judge ruled Thursday that the US cannot deport an Egyptian Christian who fled to the United States in 1998 to reportedly escape religious persecution because of the risk that he may...
Egypt court jails 3 police officers convicted of detainee abuse
An Egyptian court has convicted three police officers for torturing and publicly humiliating a suspected thief, according to "judicial sources" cited by Reuters Saturday. The higher-ranking police officer was sentenced to five years in jail, while the two lower-ranking...
UN General Assembly passes worldwide death penalty moratorium
The UN General Assembly Tuesday voted 104-54 with 29 abstentions in favor of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty . Though non-binding, supporters of...
A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood , who is standing before a military trial in Egypt on money laundering and terror charges, Monday denounced the proceedings against him as a "farce." Deputy guide for the...
Egypt government releases Shiite activists who criticized torture
The Egyptian government has released two Shiite activists held in Egyptian custody since October who repeatedly criticized the systematic torture of prisoners in Egyptian custody. Mohammed al-Dereini and Ahmed Sobh are charged with promoting extreme Shiite...
