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Morsi Reaffirms Promise of Equality at Meeting with Clinton
July 18, 2012
When we first heard that Secretary Hillary Clinton was to meet Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s new president, we had one strong reaction: Clinton must bring up…
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Tell Secretary Clinton to Support Egyptian Women!
July 13, 2012
This Saturday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will do something that no U.S. Secretary of State has ever done: meet with a democratically elected president…
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Penn Law to Establish ACE Rule of Law Fellowship with Human Rights First
July 11, 2012
– Funding from ACE to create new pathways for students to pursue careers in global rule of law and human rights- In an effort to create…
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Who Represents the Women of Egypt?
July 2, 2012
Who, exactly, is “Egypt’s everywoman?” A June 28th New York Times profile suggests that she is Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, wife of newly elected Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.…
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Chen Guangcheng Chosen for 2012 Human Rights Award
June 28, 2012
New York, N.Y. —Chinese “barefoot” lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng will receive the 2012 Human Rights Award from Human Rights First, one of the nation’s leading…
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Morsi Election Positive Sign for Democracy in Egypt
June 24, 2012
New York, NY – Today, following the announcement that Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi will be the next Egyptian President, Human Rights First’s Neil Hicks issued…
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Obama Administration Should Urge SCAF to Fulfill Transition Pledges
June 21, 2012
New York City – As confusion and uncertainty continue to mount in Egypt over the postponement of the official results in the presidential run-off election,…
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Mubarakism Without Mubarak
June 19, 2012
Washington, D.C.—Following media reports that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is on life support, Human Rights First International Policy Advisor Neil Hicks made the following…
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The Obama Administration Must Press the SCAF to Restart Egypt’s Stalled Transition to Democracy
June 18, 2012
New York City – The latest round of voting in Egypt, as well as the dissolution of Parliament at the hands of the Egyptian Supreme…
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Egypt’s Soft-Coup Shuffle
June 14, 2012
New York City – Today’s ruling by the Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court derailed the country’s democratic experiment that had so far produced an elected parliament…
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Combatting Xenophobic Violence in Israel and Around the World
June 4, 2012
Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from South Sudan and Eritrea have been the targets of brutal attacks, firebombing and lootings in Israel, as highlighted in…
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Human Rights Group Reacts to Mubarak Verdict
June 2, 2012
Washington, D.C.— Human Rights First’s Neil Hicks released this statement following the verdict in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: “The verdict in the trial…