We found 616 results for “Egypt”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: December 1, 2014
December 3, 2014
Top News ISIS Overnight, the United States and members of its coalition to defeat ISIS led an air assault that included as many as 30 airstrikes…
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Impunity for Human Rights Abusers in Egypt Continues as Charges Against Mubarak are Dropped
November 29, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Following today’s Egyptian Court decision to drop murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak for his role in the deaths of hundreds of…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 10, 2014
November 12, 2014
Top News TORTURE This week, the United States will appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva to describe its efforts to fulfill America’s…
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Eight Men Sentenced to Prison in Egypt on “Debauchery”’ Conviction
November 7, 2014
An Egyptian court sentenced eight men to three years imprisonment for attending a gay wedding ceremony on the Nile. The event came to light when…
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Joint Letter to President Obama on Egypt’s Crackdown on Civil Society
November 6, 2014
November 5, 2014 President Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: We write today to urge more robust…
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President Obama Urged to Take Action to Protect Egyptian Civil Society
November 6, 2014
New York City – Human Rights First today urged President Obama to follow through on pledges to support a robust civil society in Egypt and…
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Twitter Not Safe for Saudi LGBT Citizens
November 5, 2014
By Anthony Hawkins Twitter usage is booming in Saudi Arabia. And despite the monarchy’s crackdown on the right to privacy and free expression on the…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 27, 2014
October 27, 2014
Top News TORTURE Twelve Nobel Peace Prize laureates are calling on President Obama to release the Senate intelligence committee’s long-anticipated CIA torture report and make “full disclosure to…
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Egyptian Court Sentences 23 Activists to Prison for Protesting
October 26, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First expressed concern over today’s sentencing of 23 Egyptian activists for violating restrictive anti-protest laws. The activists, including prominent human rights…
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Don’t Blame New Freedoms for Violent Religious Extremism
October 23, 2014
This is a cross post from The Huffington Post Dictatorships do a great deal more to create and maintain violent religious extremism than liberalization has done…
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Ryan Boyette, Film 12 Years a Slave to Receive Awards during Human Rights First Dinner Tonight
October 22, 2014
New York City – Tonight at Human Rights First’s annual awards dinner at Chelsea Piers in New York City, human rights advocate Ryan Boyette will receive…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 20, 2014
October 20, 2014
Top News TORTURE Over the weekend, The New York Times’ Charlie Savage reported that State Department attorneys are urging the president to “officially abandon” the George W.…