The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is an Egyptian

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organization established in 2003 with a mission of promoting and maintaining

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. The NCHR publishes annual reports concerning the current status of human rights within the country. Former

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played a "significant role" in creating the organization, and served as its president until 2012.Who's who in Egypt's reshuffled Human Rights Council
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'', 4 September 2012. Since 2012, the organization has been headed by

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. anizations, such as the

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, have expressed skepticism for the NCHR's affiliation with the

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and the government's role in selecting members in the organization. In its 2009 Human Rights Report on Egypt, the United States State Department described the NCHR as a "consultative subsidiary of the

," but recognized that the NCHR's 2008/2009 annual report highlighted the human rights abuses by the Egyptian government, such as the imposition of a state of emergency, mistreatment of arrested citizens, weak counterterrorism laws, and restrictions on political parties and NGOs. In 2007, the NCHR accused the Egyptian government of fraud during a national referendum. With Egyptian opposition groups urging citizens to boycott the referendum, the NCHR reported that the Egyptian government forced public workers to vote and restricted access to polling station from outside monitors. The Egyptian government reported that 75.9% voted for the constitutional amendments, although only 27% of voters participated in the referendum. In 2008, the NCHR investigated the incidents at the

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and highlighted the event in a report focused on the increase in

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in Egypt. In the aftermath of the ouster of former president

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, a committee organized by the NCHR found Mubarak, former interior minister

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, and others in the National Democratic Party responsible for the deaths of peaceful protesters during the uprisings preceding Mubarak's resignation. However, this report was met with criticism from those who believe that Mubarak should be held criminally, in addition to politically, responsible for violence against protesters

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National Council for Human Rights (Egypt) The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is an Egyptian human rights organization established in 2003 with a mission of promoting and maintaining human rights in Egypt. The NCHR publishes annual reports concerning the current status of human ...

Human rights organisations based in Egypt 2003 establishments in Egypt Government agencies of Egypt

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