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Egypt Rights Groups Call on Fact-Finding Commission to Implement Recommendations
February 21, 2014
Three years after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt remains in turmoil. Since the new government took power when the elected civilian government of…
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Supporting Repressive Governments Does Not Enhance Security
February 18, 2014
This is a cross post from the Huffington Post: After watching authoritarian regimes in the Arab region crumble over the last few years, often leaving terrible…
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Egypt’s Bassem Youssef Returns to Television
February 7, 2014
By Molly Hofsommer and Mai El-Sadany After a three-month absence, Egyptian satirist and columnist Bassem Youssef returned to the air today, charming his audience with…
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Egypt’s Stability Delusion
February 7, 2014
Egypt’s Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi traveled to Saudi Arabia this week and on Wednesday assured the defense minister, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz, that Egypt…
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American Recounts Arrest in Egypt
February 4, 2014
By Brian Dooley This is a cross-post from The Huffington Post. Jeremy Hodge, a 25-year old-American from Los Angeles was, until a few weeks ago, working as…
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Administration Acts to Prevent Some Syrian and Other Refugees from Being Denied Protection in United States
February 3, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First welcomes today’s announcement that the United States will take important steps to address impediments facing refugees waiting to be…
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President Obama Urged to Suspend Aid to Egypt Until Human Rights are Restored
February 2, 2014
Washington, D.C. – The Working Group on Egypt today sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to suspend aid to Egypt until it makes strides in its transition…
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Report Recommends Overhaul of U.S. Strategy in Egypt
January 23, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today released a report that describes how the Egyptian government is increasingly targeting non-violent dissenters through widespread repression in Egypt, stifling basic freedoms…
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Back to Square One: The U.S. Government and Political Change in Egypt
January 22, 2014
Human Rights First’s report describes how the Egyptian government is increasingly targeting non-violent dissenters through widespread repression in Egypt, stifling basic freedoms and exacerbating the…
Report
Back to Square One: The U.S. Government and Political Change in Egypt
January 22, 2014
Human Rights First’s report describes how the Egyptian government is increasingly targeting non-violent dissenters through widespread repression in Egypt, stifling basic freedoms and exacerbating the…
Press
Omnibus Bill Fails to Put Human Rights at Center of U.S. Policy
January 14, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today said the congressional omnibus budget compromise reached in Congress does little to advance a robust vision of American leadership…
Opinion
Violence against Egypt’s Christians endangers US foreign policy, Egypt
January 9, 2014
By Tad Stanke, Human Rights First Since the removal of President Morsi from office in July, Egypt’s vulnerable Christian minority has been caught in the…