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Kerry Should Raise NGO Law Proposals with Egyptian Foreign Minister
April 30, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Today, as Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, Human Rights First urges him to raise concerns…
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Nominees Announced for 2013 Martin Ennals Award
April 24, 2013
Geneva – The Martin Ennals Jury today announced the three final nominees for the 2013 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA). The award is…
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U.S. Should Condemn Proposed Repressive NGO Legislation in Egypt
April 16, 2013
Washington, D.C. – As fears grow about proposed bills that will further repress civil society in Egypt, the United States government should publicly condemn the new…
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Morsi Must Establish Public Inquiry into Sectarian Clashes
April 8, 2013
New York City – Human Rights First today called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to immediately establish a public inquiry into incidents of sectarian violence that…
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Silent Witness – The U.S. Government and the Trial of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Abu Deeb
April 5, 2013
Saturday April 6 will be exactly two years since Mahdi Abu Deeb, President of the Bahrain Teachers Association (BTA), was arrested for his part in…
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Case Against Bassem Youssef Turns Spotlight to Abuse of Egypt’s Blasphemy Laws
April 2, 2013
Washington, D.C. – The persecution of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef – who is currently out on bail after an investigation began into his alleged “threatening public…
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Harassing Bassem Youssef, Fueling Societal Divisions
April 2, 2013
The harassment of Egyptian comedy talk-show host Bassem Youssef has caught the attention of people across the Arab world, many of whom watch his popular…
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New Report Recommends Ways for U.S. to Repair Relationship with Egyptian Civil Society
March 29, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today issued a report recommending steps the U.S. government can take to repair its relationship with Egyptian civil society groups, some of…
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Egyptian Police: Million Man Mafia?
March 26, 2013
By Brian Dooley Cairo, Egypt – Unloved and dejected, the Egyptian policeman’s lot is not a happy one. I’m on a research trip to Cairo and it’s…
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Egypt’s Human Rights Crisis Deepens
March 16, 2013
In December 2012 Human Rights First released a blueprint for the new U.S. administration, How to Make Change in Egypt a Human Rights Success Story. It…
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On Aid to Egypt
March 14, 2013
Charles Krauthammer this week grudgingly came out in support of continuing U.S. financial aid, despite the many disconcerting human rights developments in President Morsi’s Egypt. …