We found 616 results for “Egypt”.
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Human Rights First Seeks Answers From Amazon in Wake of Wikileaks Drop
December 2, 2010
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today urged Amazon to make clear the decision making process that led to the dropping of Wikileaks from its servers…
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Wikileaks Cables Reveal Deep Repercussions of Bush Torture Policy
November 29, 2010
So far, the 251,287 secret State Department cables leaked by Wikileaks have been more embarrassing to the United States than particularly revealing. But one exchange…
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What is the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Complaining About?
November 19, 2010
By Neil Hicks The Egyptian government seems to be increasingly uneasy about the attention being paid, locally and internationally, to its forthcoming parliamentary elections to…
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UN “Defamation of Religions” Resolution to Spark Heated Debate
November 5, 2010
New York, NY – As the United Nations General Assembly prepares for a heated debate this fall over a contentious “defamation of religions” resolution, Human Rights…
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Human Rights First criticizes Washington’s silence on Egypt
October 7, 2010
Bikyamasr, 10/7/2010 by: Mohamed Abdel Salam… Read More
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Letter: U.S. needs to be more critical of Egypt’s diminished democracy
October 5, 2010
Human Rights First’s International Policy Advisor Neil Hicks published a letter to the Washington Post in response to an editorial on the upcoming elections in…
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How American ideals won in Qur’an burning controversy
October 4, 2010
Photo: Pakistani Muslims burn a US flag during a protest in Lahore on September 19, 2010, against earlier threats by US pastor Terry Jones to…
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Obama Administration Must Tackle Tough Issues About Sudan at U.N. Gathering
September 22, 2010
U.N. General Assembly Gathering Offers Opportunity to Demonstrate Leadership, Reinforce Key Priorities Washington, DC – This week as President Obama seizes the opportunity provided by the United…
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Clinton Speech Should Make Clear America’s Commitment To Human Rights
September 8, 2010
Washington, DC Today, Secretary Hilary Clinton is scheduled to make a major foreign policy address setting out the Obama Administration’s vision for U.S. global leadership…
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The Mess in Sudan – And Those Who Sustain It
August 30, 2010
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof posted two interesting pieces this weekend – an op-ed column and a blog – about the Obama administration’s policy (or lack of coherent…
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Egyptian Activist Promoting Election Transparency Through New Media
August 13, 2010
During a recent trip to Cairo, HRF’s Neil Hicks interviewed Egyptian activist Esraa Abdel Fattah on how she is using social media and other online…
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Human Rights First Continues to Urge reforms to the U.S. Resettlement Program as Congress holds Hearing on Iraqi Refugees
July 26, 2010
Last week in written testimony submitted for the record to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Human Rights First outlined suggested reforms designed…