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New Egyptian Prime Minister has Opportunity to Implement Real Change
March 3, 2011
Washington, DC – Egypt’s governing military council, the SCAF, has named former transportation minister Essam Sharaf as the nation’s new Prime Minister. Sharaf now faces the…
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Backgrounder: States’ Obligations to Protect Refugees Fleeing Libya
February 28, 2011
According to news reports, more than 140,000 refugees have fled Libya in the wake of ongoing turmoil, a number that is expected to grow in…
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Hard Choices Needed by the Obama Administration to Avoid a Bloodbath in Egypt
January 31, 2011
New York City – Human Rights First is calling on the Obama Administration to take steps to ensure ongoing protests in Egypt do not turn into…
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Facebook Confuses “Security” and “Privacy”
January 28, 2011
Organizers of mass protests against repressive governments in Tunisia and Egypt relied on Facebook to get the word out. Photos of protestors in Egypt showed…
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The Obama Administration Needs a Stronger Message on Human Rights and Democracy in Egypt
January 28, 2011
New York City – Events have escalated in Egypt to the point that the government has imposed a nationwide curfew and called the army on to…
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Human Rights First Statement on Protests in Egypt
January 25, 2011
New York City – In Cairo and other Egyptian cities, thousands of people are taking part in unauthorized street protests against the government of President Hosni…
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Biden’s Call for Tolerance Welcome in Wake of Rising Tensions
January 12, 2011
Washington, DC – Vice President Joe Biden made a short trip to Pakistan today, where he called on leaders to fight extremism. His visit came in…
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Obama Urged to Condemn Religious Violence in State of the Union Address
January 7, 2011
Washington, DC – Today in a letter to President Barack Obama, Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino urged him to address recent violence sparked by religious…
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Alexandria Bombing a Product of Dangerous Neglect by the Egyptian Government
January 4, 2011
Washington, DC – Human Rights First condemns the Jan. 1 bombing of Christian worshipers outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt, an attack in which at least…
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The Unanswered Questions to Political Reform in Egypt–and What’s Lacking in U.S. Policy
January 3, 2011
Mohamed ElBaradei laid out in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post some steps to advance political reform in Egypt, calling on the international community to “support our…
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Egyptian democracy needs steady U.S. pressure
December 25, 2010
Letter to the Editor, Washington Post Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner is right that next year’s presidential elections represent “A chance for democracy in Egypt” [op-ed,…
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When Will U.S. Policy Match Administration Rhetoric?
December 20, 2010
While it was encouraging to see Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner continuing to call for political reform in Egypt in Saturday’s Washington Post it seems reasonable…