UN: Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests targeting protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. The experts’ comments follow the response by Egyptian security forces to a series of peaceful protests across the country on 20 and 21 […]

Morocco’s King Presses Govt to Redraft Vocational Training Program; Speed up Industrial Plan of Souss-Massa Region

King Mohammed VI urged on Thursday the Government to refine the draft program on vocational training overhaul and to speed up the implementation of the industrial plan of Souss-Massa region. At a working session chaired by the Sovereign in Rabat to follow up the measures and actions taken to modernize the sector of vocational education, […]

Libya: UN calls for respect of human rights of migrants & asylum-seekers

The United Nations has called on Libyan authorities to respect the human rights and dignity of all people, including migrants and asylum-seekers, voicing serious concern over the use of excessive force against migrants and asylum seekers in Tripoli. According to press reports, one migrant was killed and at least 15 others injured, six seriously, when […]