Why Is Egypt Prosecuting Human Rights Defenders?
Category: WORLDPOST
How low will the Egyptian government go in silencing the voices of its citizens and its human rights activists? Last week, it went even lower than thought possible. In what amounted to a judicial masquerade, the Egyptian government suddenly decided to prosecute one of the world's most active and effective human rights defenders, Azza Soliman, for denouncing police brutality.
By Françoise Girard, ContributorPresident, International Women's Health Coalition, 2015-03-31