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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…
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Breaking the “Steel Vise:” U.S. Government Support for Civil Society
July 7, 2010
By Neil Hicks, International Policy Advisor Over the weekend at the Community of Democracies conference in Krakow, Poland, Secretary of State Clinton made an important…
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Policemen Detained in Khaled Saeed Murder Case in Egypt
June 30, 2010
Egyptian press reports that two policemen are being detained for investigations into the use of excessive force against Khaled Saeed, a 28-year old Egyptian man beaten to…