In my opinion, the entire point of the ElBaradei campaign is to gain enough symbolic / moral capital to force a change from the regime through a combination of public pressure, international concern and leveraging whatever regime splits that exist.

"Foreign and local forces have been trying their best in recent years to tarnish the image of Egypt in the area of human rights," said Shehab. "As a result the Egyptian delegation decided to go to Geneva, not to stand as defendants but because it is our duty to tell the world that Egypt has come a long way towards respecting human rights."

Under halakha (Jewish law) only men have the power to grant a get. Women who cannot persuade their husbands to free them from marriage become known as "agunahs" or chained wives. Although they are legally divorced under British law, chained wives (particularly those within Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities) often find themselves ostracised if they dare to remarry or speak out.

Alternative health as a form of fundamentalism

“If they intend to be tough on Iran, they should also be tough on Egypt. None of them made a general statement condemning the human rights situation overall in Egypt, as they did with Iran during its UPR review. There was also no mention by states of the detention of Muslim Brotherhood members — contrast this with the condemnation of peaceful dissent in Iran,” Hadj Sahroui commented.

Creative Commons licensed political cartoon about torture.

Men constituted 93% of cases. In all, 73% of offenders were younger than 40 years old. Schizophrenia cases made up 13% of the total, substance related cases constituted 56% and amphetamine cases alone made up 21%; 10% of cases were antisocial personality disorders, and 51% of cases were classified as having a low education level. Unemployment was found in 34% of cases.

Psychology students with limited or no clinical experience can agree well on the personality traits of movie characters based on watching the movie. Rating movie characters may be a way to practice assessment of personality.

Inside the psychiatric hospitals the world forgot.

Rather than fight in World War II, conscientious objector and Quaker Charlie Lord was sent by the government to work at a mental institution called Philadelphia State Hospital. He secretly took photographs to expose the horrors of the institution. These are his photos.

In a statement on Friday published by the Palestine Today website, Ibrahim Ma'roof said that he was striped of his clothes an tied to force him to give information about Qassam leaders and the whereabouts of Israeli occupation soldier Gilaad Shalit who is being held by the Palestinian resistance.

Mobile APN settings. (To setup internet on your phone if the network doesn't support your with their magical settings sms)

One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea.

Two students have died and up to 2,000 others are being detained in a detention camp following protests against the government. The camp in Wia, 30 kilometres from the Eritrean port of Massawa, is located in a desert region, and temperatures can reach as high as 49 degrees Centigrade (120 degrees Fahrenheit). It is reported that the students are being detained without adequate food, water and shelter.

Mr Semere was arrested last year with some 3,000 other students after accusing the government of interference in university affairs and refusing to participate in student summer work programmes.

I'd like to use this with a treadmill and a projector.

An funny guide for foreign journalists on writing about Egypt.

There were a number of bipolar students in med school.

Without such emigration, many countries [including Egypt] would have more than double the number of psychiatrists per 100, 000 population.

This is the future.

a database for the management and documentation of human rights violations. Anyone can download and use it for free.

A tool to track news stories about a certain topic.

The wide ragne of lab tests available. No prices though.

Wildcard dictionary search.

By Mark Pilgrim.