National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR)

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Name: National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR) (NCHR)
Web Address: http://www.nchr.org/
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 3 reports

Basel Swiss confirms hiring "because I" and the continuation of the final Salah

Egypt stocks fall half-percent in Sunday tradingProfile: Basma Yehia, youth in detention Muslim Brotherhood hosts former Malaysian PM Ahram Online returns after two hours of technical difficulties Interior Ministry addresses sexual harassment SCC approves ... [Published Masress.com - May 19 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Islamists and transitional justice

Suddenly, and in the same week, three of the largest Islamist movements started talking about transitional justice, demanding its implementation at once. Spokesman for the Salfist front, Hisham Kamal, asserted, "Mubarak should have been tried for all ... [Published Al Ahram - May 19 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Up in arms

In a stormy Shura Council session on Tuesday Islamist MPs from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Wasat Party and Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya's Reconstruction and Development Party teamed up to protest against the postponement of discussion ... [Published Masress.com - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

NHRC Delegation Visits Egyptian NCHR

Egypt, May 15 (ONA)--- A delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the Sultanate led by Hussain bin Jawad Abdulrasool, Head of Organizations and International Relations at NHRC visited the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) in ... [Published Oman News Agency - May 15 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Shura Council Human Rights Committee approves amendments to NCHR law

/ No Comments / 0 ViewsAmendments include allowing NCHR to visit prisons at any timePrint EmailThe Human Rights Committee of the Shura Council approved new amendments to the law regulating the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) in their meeting ... [Published Daily Star Egypt - May 13 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Shura Council to tackle raft of thorny legislation

Following a two-week holiday, the Islamist-led Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt's parliament, currently endowed with legislative powers) is due to resume its plenary meetings on Monday and Tuesday. The council's agenda will likely be topped by ... [Published Nile International - May 12 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

‘Constitutional changes needed for equal representation’

AMMAN The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) on Tuesday recommended amending the Elections Law so that it corresponds with Jordans democratic reform and empowers political pluralism.In a report issued on Tuesday, the NCHR underlined the importance ... [Published Jordan Times - May 07 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Bahraini Parliament Speaker hails bilateral ties

Petra House speaker discusses ties, region with Russian, Australian ambassadors Petra Petra 3989 Syrian refugees enter Jordan in 72 hours Petra Jordan, Sudan discuss higher education cooperation Petra Senate president receives NCHR report on parliamentary ... [Published Jordan News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

NCHR Urges Postponing Discussions On Judiciary Bill

Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Hossam el-Gheriani called for postponing discussions on the controversial judiciary bill at the Shura Council, the upper chamber of parliament.Gheriani said he will present a bill he drafted on ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

6/ Senate president receives NCHR report on parliamentary elections

/6/Amman, April 28 (Petra)–Senate President Taher Masri received the election report by the national team that observed the 2013 parliamentary elections from Commissioner General of the National Center for Human Rights ( NCHR) Mousa Breizat on Sunday ... [Published Federation of Arab News Agencies - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

| Demonstrators in front of the Judges' Club welcome the judges as they entered the AGM

Human rights group: Deaths and injuries in Port Said intentionalStudents and activists protest violence against students Bangladesh factory building collapse kills nearly 100 Ahli reluctant to let Trezeguet join Nice Liverpool's Suarez hit by ban for ... [Published Masress.com - Apr 24 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

NCHR discussed children rights with UNICEF

National council for human rights (NCHR) discussed today the mechanism of children rights with the cooperation of The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).The discussion was in a round table leading by Dr Hossam ElGariany, head of NCHR. He assured ... [Published Masress.com - Apr 23 2013]

Quotes

...As Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyas Ossama Roshdi said, "It is not fair and just that Mubarak be punished for his final moments in power, and not for all the crimes he has committed since 1981, particularly torture cases that were performed on many of the Islamists' youth." It is as if the Islamists are becoming more and more apprehensive of the prospect of the judiciary (of whom they are suspicious and sceptical) ordering...
"This will be achieved by making the NCHR independent from the Shura Council," said El-Komi. "With the Shura Council's consent, the president of the republic will be empowered to appoint the NCHR's chairman and its 26 members."
Similarly Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendez, in his report on Morocco and Western Sahara issued last month, concluded that "the entire region would benefit from a robust regional inter-governmental human rights monitoring mechanism as an important confidence-building measure that could help to improve the situation with respect to human rights observance."
A researcher of NCHR, Ossama Nashaat, said that "the crisis was political, but the authorities resorted to resolving it through the use of force."

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Islamists and transitional justice [Published Al Ahram - May 19 2013]
Basel Swiss confirms hiring "because I" and the... [Published Masress.com - May 19 2013]
President of the Court of: Anchorage slaughtere... [Published Masress.com - May 19 2013]
Revolutionary bloc Conference [Published Masress.com - May 19 2013]
Up in arms [Published Masress.com - May 16 2013]
NHRC Delegation Visits Egyptian NCHR [Published Oman News Agency - May 15 2013]
Shura Council Human Rights Committee approves a... [Published Daily Star Egypt - May 13 2013]
Shura Council to tackle raft of thorny legislation [Published Nile International - May 12 2013]
‘Constitutional changes needed for equal repres... [Published Jordan Times - May 07 2013]
Greece seeks stringent penalties for racist crimes [Published eKathimerini.com - May 06 2013]
Cathedral detainees released on bail [Published Daily Star Egypt - Apr 29 2013]
⢠Prince Faisal receives US delegation [Published Jordan News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
Bahraini Parliament Speaker hails bilateral ties [Published Jordan News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
⢠House speaker discusses ties, region with Ru... [Published Jordan News Agency - Apr 29 2013]
NCHR Urges Postponing Discussions On Judiciary ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]
6/ Senate president receives NCHR report on pa... [Published Federation of Arab News Agencies - Apr 28 2013]
| Demonstrators in front of the Judges' Club we... [Published Masress.com - Apr 24 2013]
Vigil for science students Damanhur objection t... [Published Masress.com - Apr 24 2013]
NCHR discussed children rights with UNICEF [Published Masress.com - Apr 23 2013]
NCHR releases report on cathedral clashes [Published Daily Star Egypt - Apr 23 2013]
Letter to UN Security Council On Western Sahara... [Published Individual.com - Apr 18 2013]
NCHR Issues Report On Khosous Sectarian Incident [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 14 2013]
56 Dead, 2028 Injured in Nation's Late... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 07 2013]
NCHR Forms a Fact-Finding Committee to Invest... [Published AllAfrica.com - Dec 07 2012]
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