Nine years after Rabaa massacre, US still turns blind eye to Egyptian abuses
Washington continues to treat el-Sisi with kid gloves, supplying the despotic regime with aid, hurts its own credibility on human rights.
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Washington continues to treat el-Sisi with kid gloves, supplying the despotic regime with aid, hurts its own credibility on human rights.
The Egyptian military enclosed demonstrators and opened fire in Rabaa Square on 14 August 2013, killing over 1000 civilians.
Many are held in filthy cells, subjected to routine torture and denied lifesaving medications, according to former inmates, their families and lawyers, and rights groups. Some never leave.
The coordinator of a state-sponsored Egyptian ‘national dialogue’ initiative has ruled out any participation by the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Exiled Muslim Brotherhood leader Ibrahim Munir told Reuters that the group will not challenge for power through the ballot box as Egypt excluded the group from its national dialogue, aimed at bringing together representatives from various factions.