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Reaction to President Obama’s U.N. General Assembly Speech
September 21, 2011
New York City – Human Rights First today praised President Obama for focusing his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on the “extraordinary transformations” taking…
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Repression and Emergency Law No Answer to Instability in Egypt
September 13, 2011
Washington, DC – Violent protests in Egypt during the night of September 9, including an attack on the Israeli Embassy in central Cairo, have prompted a…
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Egyptian Blogger Detained for Speaking Out on Facebook
August 15, 2011
Washington, DC – Following reports that the Egyptian Military Prosecution has charged prominent activist and blogger Asmaa Mahfouz with allegedly defaming the country’s ruling generals…
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UK, Middle East Uprisings Show Need for Uniform Response from Telecommunications Companies
August 10, 2011
Washington, DC – As riots rage on in the United Kingdom, law enforcement authorities are seeking to identify rioters through access to encrypted text messages…
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Mubarak Trial Marks Important Symbolic Moment, But Must Not Distract From the Need for Reform
August 3, 2011
Washington, DC – As Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s trial began today in Cairo, Human Rights First’s Neil Hicks issued the following statement: “Hosni Mubarak’s trial…
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International Election Monitors Vital to Egypt’s Democratic Transition
July 21, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First is concerned that the Egyptian government has reverted to the policy of the discredited Mubarak regime and stated its opposition to…
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Justice Delayed in Egypt Could Mean Justice Denied
July 8, 2011
Thousands are gathering in Egypt today demanding justice. It’s not hard to see why. Since the revolution, thousands of Egyptians have been arrested and tried…
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Egypt’s Malaise
July 7, 2011
Tensions are building in Egypt as political uncertainties – after the February 11 removal of the thirty-year president Hosni Mubarak – remain unresolved. As time…
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U.S. Should Institutionalize its Commitment to Human Rights Defenders
June 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Secretary Clinton’s speech at last year’s Communities of Democracy ministerial in Krakow was a compelling call to arms for the promotion of civil society…
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Al-Azhar Document: A Promising Step in Need of Clearer Safeguards
June 29, 2011
Recently, Sheikh al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayeb, Egypt’s highest Sunni Muslim religious authority, responded to the nation’s constitutional debates and severe sectarian rifts by issuing an eleven-point program for…
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Human Rights Defenders Combating Oppression in Pakistan and Egypt to Receive 2011 Honors
June 21, 2011
New York, N.Y.—Human Rights First has selected a Pakistani journalist and an Egyptian human rights activist and blogger to receive the organization’s 2011 human rights…
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Sectarian Violence in Egypt
June 13, 2011
What you need to know about sectarian violence in Egypt. Read More