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How ISIS Recruits in Egyptian Prisons
February 26, 2019
The 18-year-old Egyptian was arrested for excessive partying, imprisoned, and tortured. Guards suspended him from the ceiling, flogged, and electrocuted him. Shortly after, a recently…
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New Report Documents ISIS Recruitment in Egypt’s Prison System
February 25, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today released a new report documenting ISIS recruitment in Egypt’s prison system. Like a Fire in a Forest: ISIS Recruitment in Egypt’s Prisons is based…
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Like a Fire in a Forest: ISIS Recruitment in Egypt’s Prisons
February 25, 2019
Speaking in Cairo on January 10, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for “his vigorous efforts to combat…
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Jamal Khashoggi and the Global Magnitsky Act: A Powerful Tool for Accountability
February 11, 2019
Friday marked the deadline for President Trump to report to leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who the U.S. government believes is responsible for…
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Trump’s Extreme Hypocrisy: Venezuela & Egypt
February 7, 2019
Earlier this week, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo decided to weigh in on the crisis in Venezuela, tweeting that the Maduro government is “destroying” the country…
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The End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act Would Ban Asylum for Central American Children
January 23, 2019
By Kennji Kizuka The Trump-McConnell bill—the “End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act”—is nothing more than a hateful anti-immigration wish list, designed to hold the…
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Pompeo’s “New Beginning” a Return to Unconditional Support for Repression
January 10, 2019
Washington, D.C.—In response to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech from American University in Cairo this morning, Brian Dooley, senior advisor at Human Rights First,…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Acquittals in Egypt Foreign Funding Case
December 20, 2018
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today welcomed the acquittal of dozens of NGO workers in Egypt who were convicted in 2013. Human Rights First has advocated…
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Human Rights First Celebrates Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
October 5, 2018
New York City – Human Rights First hailed today’s announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee that it had awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to…
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Hungarian Human Rights Defender to Receive 2018 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award
October 1, 2018
New York City – Human Rights First announced today that it will honor Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, with its 2018 William…
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New Report Details Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions in Egypt
September 20, 2018
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) today released a new report detailing the severe crackdown on peaceful dissent and nongovernmental organizations…
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Aiding Repression in Egypt: Why the United States Needs to Keep Human Rights Conditions on Military Aid
September 20, 2018
This report is offered jointly by Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies. Civil society leaders in Egypt are urging the…