Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.hrw.org/
August 01
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Egypt: Respect Right to Protest, Protect Right to Life [press release]
Egypt's civilian government should order a halt to any immediate plans to disperse the two Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins in Cairo by force and deal peacefully with any problems... Read more »
July 28
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Egypt: Riot Police Kill Several Protesters [press release]
Many of the at least 74 pro-Morsy protesters killed in clashes with Egypt's riot police and plain clothed men who stood alongside were shot in the head or chest. They were killed... Read more »
July 25
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Egypt: Arrests of Syrians Raise Deportation Fears [press release]
Egyptian authorities should stop arbitrarily detaining Syrians and threatening to summarily deport them. The authorities should release the Syrian detainees unless they are... Read more »
July 23
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Egypt: Scant Protection As Christians Attacked in Several Cities [press release]
Egyptian Christians have been targeted in several attacks since the military's ouster of former President Mohamed Morsy. The authorities should urgently investigate the attacks,... Read more »
July 14
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Egypt: Rights Group Calls for Probe Into Killings [press release]
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour should ensure impartial investigations of military officers and police for killings outside the Republican Guard headquarters on July 8,... Read more »
July 08
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Egypt: Rights Group Condemns Military [press release]
Egypt's military-installed government should end its arbitrary acts against the Muslim Brotherhood and the news media, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
July 07
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Egypt: Rights Group Warns of Escalating Street Violence
The rising death-toll in Egypt highlights the need for security forces to take urgent action to protect lives and for political party leaders across the spectrum to condemn... Read more »
July 05
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Egypt: Investigate Killings of Morsy Supporters and Opponents - Rights Group [press release]
Both local residents and demonstrators supporting former President Mohamed Morsy died in clashes on the night of July 2, 2013 near Cairo University. The clashes were the deadliest... Read more »
July 03
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Egypt: Group Calls for New Protection of Rights [press release]
Egypt's new government should break decisively from a pattern of serious abuses that has prevailed since the January 2011 uprising, and make a commitment to respect the rights to... Read more »
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Egypt: Morsi Ousted From Power By Military [press release]
After millions of Egyptians took to streets in recent days, Egypt’s military ousted President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood party from power, calling for early... Read more »
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Egypt: Rights Group Condemns 'Epidemic' of Sexual Violence [press release]
Egyptian officials and political leaders across the spectrum should condemn and take immediate steps to address the horrific levels of sexual violence against women in Tahrir... Read more »
July 02
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Egypt: Group Calls on Army to Prevent Violence [press release]
Egypt's political crisis underlines the need for accountability and for the authorities to take all reasonable steps to protect the right to life, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
June 27
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Egypt: Egypt - Lynching of Shia Follows Months of Hate Speech - Police Fail to Protect Muslim Minority [press release]
The lynching of four Shia by a mob apparently led by Salafi sheikhs in the village of Abu Musallim in Greater Cairo on June 23, 2013, came after months of anti-Shia hate speech at... Read more »
June 04
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Egypt: Unjust Verdict in Rights Workers' Trial - Pardon Convicted Employees, Amend Law Regulating Independent Groups [press release]
The Cairo Criminal Court's conviction of 43 nongovernmental organization (NGO) workers on June 4, 2013, violates the right to freedom of association. The convictions are based on a... Read more »
May 30
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Egypt: New Draft Law an Assault On Independent Groups [press release]
The draft Associations Law that Egypt's president put before the country's legislature on May 29, 2013, would allow the government and its security agencies to arbitrarily restrict... Read more »
April 12
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Egypt: Release Report On Abuse Of Protesters - Morsy Should End Secrecy, Victims' Families Have Right To Truth [press release]
President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt should immediately release the report by a fact-finding committee he created to investigate police and military abuses against protesters from... Read more »
April 09
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Egypt: Govt Threatens NGO Crackdown - Human Rights Watch [opinion]
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are essential to democracy and a key way for people of all political views to band together to influence public debate. But once more, the... Read more »
April 10
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Egypt: Address Recurring Sectarian Violence - Ensure Effective Investigation, Amend Discriminatory Laws [press release]
Egyptian authorities should bring to justice those responsible for the sectarian violence that left five Christians and one Muslim dead on April 5, 2013, in the town of Khosus,... Read more »
March 02
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Egypt: Officials Turn Blind Eye to Port Said Police Abuses - Witnesses Describe Port Said Killings By Police [press release]
The newly appointed investigative judge looking into the January violence in Port Said should fully examine police responsibility for unlawful killings during the episode, the... Read more »
February 25
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Egypt: Letter to Egyptian Justice Minister On Demonstrations Law [document]
Dear Minister Ahmad Mekki, Read more »
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Egypt: Amend Draft Demonstrations Law - Bill Restricts Right to Assembly, Invites Abuse [press release]
The government-proposed draft law in Egypt concerning public demonstrations would severely limit the right to peaceful public assembly and is open to abuse by police, Human Rights... Read more »
February 23
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Egypt: UAE- Charge or Release Detained Egyptians - No Family Visits, Legal Assistance Denied Though Held for Weeks [press release]
United Arab Emirates authorities should charge or release 13 Egyptians with alleged ties to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and grant them immediate access to lawyers, Human Rights... Read more »
January 31
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Egypt: Crisis Highlights Urgent Need for Reforms
The latest crisis in Egypt highlights the urgent need for the government to finally begin reforming the security sector and ensuring accountability for past abuses, Human Rights... Read more »
January 30
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Egypt: Emergency Powers Excessive. Says Rights Group [press release]
President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt should reverse the emergency powers he issued on January 27, 2013. The emergency powers give the police the authority to detain people in three... Read more »
January 24
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Egypt: Publish Fact-Finding Committee Report - Ensure Right to Truth for Victims of Police and Military Abuse [press release]
President Mohamed Morsy should mark the second anniversary of Egypt's January 25, 2011 uprising by publishing and acting upon the findings of a fact-finding committee on... Read more »
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