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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…
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Google Compliance with Censorship Demands will Embolden China and other Repressive Governments
June 29, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today voiced disappointment that only months after challenging China’s censorship policies and announcing a review of its Chinese operations, Google appears…
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Expert Panel to Discuss Obama Strategy’s Influence on Democracy & Human Rights in the Middle East
June 28, 2010
Washington, DC A June 30 luncheon panel discussion hosted by the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung (FES) will tackle tough questions related…
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Web Chat TODAY with Egyptian Activist Nora Younis on the Khaled Saeed Murder
June 21, 2010
Khaled Saeed, a 28-year old man, refused to show Egyptian police his ID in a random raid on an Internet cafe in Alexandria. In response,…
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US Refusal To Investigate Torture Lets Other Countries Do It for Us
June 16, 2010
The Supreme Court’s refusal this week to hear the claims of Maher Arar, a Canadian sent to Syria to be interrogated under torture in 2002, is appropriately being condemned as…
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Op-ed Criticizes Obama on Egypt Policy
June 15, 2010
This week Egypt is in focus, with the brutal murder of Khaled Mohamed Saeed by Egyptian police and the questions involving whether his death will be accounted…
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State Department Calls for Transparent Investigation in Murder outside Cybercafe in Egypt
June 15, 2010
The State Department has called for a transparent investigation into the death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed. He is the 28 year-old who was dragged out of an Internet…
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Beaten to Death for Using the Internet
June 11, 2010
Activists and supporters of Internet freedom in Egypt have described to Human Rights First different measures the Egyptian authorities take to control the activities of…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies in Congress on Foreign Aid
June 10, 2010
President and CEO of Human Rights First, Elisa Massimino testified before the United States House Of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs today on Human Rights…
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One Year After Cairo Speech: The Imperative of Promoting Human Rights in Egypt
June 3, 2010
By Neil Hicks, International Policy Advisor Crossposted from Huffington Post This week, one year after President Obama’s “remarks to the Muslim world” delivered at Cairo University on June…
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Action Must Follow to Align Policies with Obama Administration’s New National Security Strategy
May 27, 2010
Washington, DC As the Obama Administration formally issues its National Security Strategy today, Human Rights First warned that the strategy will be undermined unless the administration…
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Security Clearances Identified as a Impediment to Timely Resettlement of Iraqi Refugees, including U.S. Affiliated Iraqis
May 21, 2010
By Jesse Bernstein, Senior Associate, and Ruthie Epstein, Researcher and Advocate Refugee Protection Program Crossposted from Huffington Post The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies recently issued…