Tag: human Rights

Lives lost, internet blocked as Zimbabwe protests turn violent

January 16, 2019

Violent protests in Zimbabwe claimed lives on Monday as soldiers were deployed to quell protests after the government more than doubled fuel prices. At least ... Read More

Egypt: Forced Evictions, Other Reprisals Slap Human Rights Defenders -UN Expert

December 5, 2018

Two United Nations rights experts have denounced the Egyptian government for its reprisals against human rights defenders who dared to talk to a visiting UN ... Read More

Algerian Activist Gets One Year Sentence for Criticizing Government on Facebook

August 25, 2018

Amazigh activist Salim Yezza received a one year suspended sentence after he criticized on Facebook the Algerian government’s treatment of minorities. Yezza criticized the authorities’ ... Read More

Council of Europe Commends Morocco’s “Progress” in Human Rights, Rule of Law

April 11, 2018

Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni commended the progress made by Morocco in the areas of human rights, democracy and the ... Read More

Egypt Summons Several Western Ambassadors over “Intervention” in its internal affairs

November 6, 2017

The Egyptian foreign ministry announced Sunday it summoned the envoys of several Western countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Canada and Britain to protest against ... Read More

UN Lauds Morocco’s Successful Efforts to Eradicate Torture

October 31, 2017

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour said Morocco made significant progress in eradicating torture and all forms of ill-treatment. The UN official also ... Read More

Egypt’s al-Sisi in Paris amid human rights deterioration

October 24, 2017

Rights groups have alerted French President Emmanuel Macron over hosting Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi who has rolled back human rights in the North African country ... Read More

Morocco Made ‘Significant Progress’ on Human Rights in 2016- EU Report

October 18, 2017

Morocco recorded "significant progress" in the field of human rights in conformity with its constitutional commitments, said the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and ... Read More

Mauritania: Dakar bans for second time Biram Dah Abeid-led conference on human rights abuses, racism

October 6, 2017

Mauritanian activist Biram Dah Abeid Wednesday was forced to abort conference on human rights abuses and racism in his country after receiving instructions from Senegalese ... Read More

Algeria Should Look in Mirror before Criticizing Morocco on Human Rights

September 13, 2017

Algeria has been asked to look in the mirror before raising the human rights situation in Morocco and its southern provinces, the Sahara. In a ... Read More