On 14 august 20, egyptian security forces dispersed promorsi encampments in rabaa and alnahda squares. Egypt bars hrw head ahead of rabaa killings report. Muslim brotherhood vows rabaa massacre masterminds, collaborators will be held to task. In 2017 minister of justice johnston busingye publicly called the hrw report fake news. Egypts rabaa massacre a crime against humanity, human. The court sentenced 75 defendants to death, 47 to life in.
The free egyptians party has criticized the human rights watch hrw report on the rabaa camp dispersal by saying it is politicized and aims to tarnish egypts image. Egypts national council for human rights nchr criticised on friday the human rights watch hrw report on the dispersal of rabaa and nahda sit. On 12 august 2014, human rights watch stated in a report based on a yearlong. The criticism generally falls into the category of alleged bias, frequently in response to critical hrw reports. In an october 11 report, hrw alleged security forces detained khaled. International press conference tuesday on rabaa massacre a homeland at stake hrms statement in response to nchrs rabaa massacre report. Egypt massacre was premeditated, says human rights watch. Hrw logo human rights watchs hrw report on the rabaa sitin dispersal is full of negativity and bias in how it handled the violent events that egypt experienced over 20, egypts state information services alleged tuesday. Hrw says rabaa dispersal was planned, egypt govt calls. On 14 august 20, egyptian security forces and army under the command of general abdel.
According to an august 14 hrw report, journalist hisham gaafars health. Hrw to release report on rabaa, despite denial of staffs. On tuesday, this feeling was officially corroborated by a forensic, 195page human rights watch report that concluded the rabaa massacre was a. This report is based on research carried out largely in cairo from july 20 to july 2014. Interior ministry says hrw was told to postpone visit daily news egypt.
The group pressures some governments, policy makers and human rights abusers to denounce abuse and respect human rights, and the group often works on behalf of refugees, children, migrants and political prisoners. Party assistant secretarygeneral ayman abul ela said the organization has omitted the crimes carried out by the muslim brotherhood against the army, the police and civilians. Based on the findings of its 2014 report, hrw concluded the killings likely amounted to crimes against humanity and were part of a policy. Egypt arrests hrw rabaa report s eyewitness egyptians search through the debris at rabaa aladawiya square in cairo on 15 august 20 after the massacre afp by. Egypt arrests hrw rabaa reports eyewitness middle east eye. Egyptian government responds to hrw rabaa report daily. Human rights watch heads barred entry from egypt, ahead of release of damning report into 20 rabaa massacre. Hrw rabaa report receives mixed reactions daily news egypt. Kenneth roth, executive director of the new yorkbased ngo, and hrw middle east director sarah leah whitson were held overnight in cairo. Critics of hrw include the national governments it has investigated, ngo monitor, the media, and its founder and former chairman, robert l.
Human rights watch report says rabaa dispersal probably amounts to crimes against humanity, as it was planned at the highest levels of egyptian government. Human rights watchs hrw report on the rabaa aladaweya sitin dispersal received mixed reactions from political parties and activists. Human rights watch released a video showing the events as they. Hrw top staff set to release report on rabaa aladaweya dispersal turned away by egyptian authorities after being held overnight. Human rights watch also met with several members of the june 30 factfinding commission and nasser amin, lead author of the report on the raba dispersal prepared by the national council for.
Egypts national council for human rights nchr criticised on friday the human rights watch hrw report on the dispersal of rabaa and nahda sitins, describing it as low in professionalism and. Raba killings likely crimes against humanity human. According to a 2016 hrw report, military courts had. Our staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. But when you read the hrw report, you find them arguing, the rabaa massacre and nahda mass killing and mustafa mahmoud killing as well as the the mass killings of july 5, july 8, and july 27, and maybe the months of repression following the august 14 crackdowns might form one entity when regarded as one systematical planned and executed. Rabaa coup false report will never cover up the truth. The rabaa massacre and mass killings of protesters in egypt was issued on tuesday blaming state institutions for the high number of deaths during the dispersal, arguing that the incident was a crime.
Human rights watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all. Egyptian security forces planned massacre, says hrw. Rabaa killing of 817 people was a planned tiananmensquarestyle attack on largely unarmed protesters, report argues published. The international nongovernmental organization human rights watch hrw has been the subject of criticism from a number of observers. Egypts stateowned and private media have largely ignored the human rights watch hrw report, with state tv also making no.
According to a july 31 human rights watch hrw report and local media. Egypt bars hrw head ahead of rabaa killings report world. Human rights watch is a 501c3 nonprofit registered in the us under ein. Authorities charged shawkan and 739 other defendants with belonging to the mb, possessing firearms, and murder. Human rights watch also met with several members of the june 30 factfinding commission and nasser amin, lead author of the report on the raba dispersal prepared by. On the anniversary of last years rabaa massacre, human rights watch has released a report that finds the killing of more than 800 people by egyptian forces to. On tuesday, this feeling was officially corroborated by a forensic, 195page human rights watch report that concluded the rabaa massacre was a premeditated assault equal to, or worse, than chinas. Hrw logo hrw said it did not receive substantive responses to any of its queries. Hrw, all six were in police custody at the time of the reported house raid, and. Human rights watch interviewed over 200 victims and. The raba massacre and mass killings of protesters in egypt hrw.
Egypt deports hrw officials ahead of rabaa report release. Rabaa killing of 817 people was a planned tiananmensquarestyle attack on largely unarmed protesters, report argues. The foreign ministry has criticized a human rights watch report on the crackdown on the protest camp. According to the human rights watch 2019 report, 69 egyptian women were imprisoned because of peaceful.
Hrw says rabaa dispersal was planned, egypt govt calls report biased report from human rights watch says last augusts rabaa massacre was planned at highest levels of egyptian government but. Egypt arrests hrw rabaa reports eyewitness middle east. Hrw released a report on monday condemning the constitutional decree. Various sources have raised concern to egypts response to human rights issues. Hrw reported that most of the victims were shot in the head and chest.
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