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| Egyptian government slams HRW 'abuses' statement as "politicised" |
| 2015-06-10 |
| [Al Ahram] Egypt's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned a Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... (HRW) report on human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... in Egypt, describing it as "politicised" and lacking in "accuracy and objectivity". HRW released a statement on Monday titled "Egypt: Year of Abuses Under El-Sisi" saying Egypt had witnessed "flagrant abuse of human rights" in the name of restoring stability since Abd El-Fattah El-Sisi assumed presidential office in June 2014. The rights watchdog called on the US and Europe to "stop overlooking Egyptian government abuses, including a lack of accountability for many killings of protesters by security forces, mass detentions, military trials of civilians, hundreds of death sentences, and the forced eviction of thousands of families in the Sinai Peninsula." |
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