Human rights

Two leading Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza

A leading Israeli human rights group has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organization to make the claim. B’Tselem said in a major report released on Monday that it came to that “unequivocal conclusion” after an “examination of Israel’s policy in the Gaza Strip and its horrific outcomes, …

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Egypt Independent July 28, 2025

Facebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules

Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘Systems Error’, a series by CNN’s As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. A European human rights body has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm shows gender bias when promoting job advertisements, …

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Egypt Independent March 4, 2025

UN human rights office “alarmed” by a new wave of violence in occupied West Bank

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) in Ramallah said it was “alarmed” by a new wave of violence by Israeli settlers and security forces in the occupied West Bank that erupted following the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. Israeli security forces shot and killed a reportedly unarmed 14-year-old Palestinian boy on Sunday, the …

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Egypt Independent January 22, 2025

Inmates of rehabilitation centers allowed exceptional family visits to occasion of Int’l Human Rights Day

The Ministry of Interior has okayed an exceptional family visit to inmates at correctional and rehabilitation centers on the occasion marking the International Human Rights Day, which is observed annually on December 10. The exceptional visits will be made on December 10 till December 31, and will not be counted as one of the scheduled …

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Egypt Independent December 9, 2024