National Council for Human Rights

As observers prepare to mark the first anniversary of Egypt's NCHR, I recall some council members challenging social criticism by arguing that "After a year, you will see" its impact.
Yet, I don't think we need to wait until January when they publish their first annual report to argue the organ is not active domestically. Thankfully, though, Botrous-Ghali used his UN connections to get Lousie Arbour (UN Higher Commisoner for HR) to come to Egypt next March when the first Arab States HR conference convenes. Unsurprisingly, the violations in Palestine and Iraq will dominate the proceedings.

A nice summary of the Egyptian council's first year was published in the Daily Star two weeks ago.