The Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s statement on the unrest in Ferguson read similarly to one issued by U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration in July 2013, when the White House “urged security forces to exercise maximum restraint and caution” in dealing with demonstrations by Mursi supporters.
It was issued “ following the escalation of protests” in Ferguson, unleashed by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman on Aug. 9.
- It is unusual for Egypt to criticise such a major donor, and it was not immediately clear why the government would have taken such a step.
- Relations between Washington and Cairo were strained after Egyptian security forces killed hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters following the army’s ousting of Islamist President Mohammed Mursi in July 2013.
Western allies have voiced concern about the democratic credentials of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the army chief who toppled Mursi.
The United States has, however, continued to provide military and other support to Cairo.
Last week, Human Rights Watch said in a report that Egyptian security forces systematically used excessive force against Islamist protesters after Mursi was ousted.
Egypt said the report was “characterized by negativity and bias”.
Last Update: Tuesday, 19 August 2014 KSA 15:27 - GMT 12:27
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/08/19/Egypt-urges-U-S-restraint-over-Missouri-unrest.html
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Quand l’Égypte sermonne Washington sur les émeutes de Ferguson...
ReplyDeleteLe maréchal égyptien al-Sissi, dont le nom est entaché par la sanglante répression menée contre les Frères musulmans dans son pays, a fait savoir qu'il "suivait de près" les violentes émeutes raciales qui secouent Ferguson, aux États-Unis.
Le maréchal égyptien al-Sissi qui sermonne Barack Obama sur la montée des violences à Ferguson et la répression policière qui y sévit. Non, ce n’est pas une plaisanterie de mauvais goût. L’Égypte a assuré, mardi 19 août, "suivre de près" les violentes émeutes qui secouent la petite ville du Missouri, après la mort d’un Noir américain abattu le 9 août par un policier blanc. "Nous suivons de près l’escalade des manifestations de Ferguson et les réactions qu’elles suscitent", a indiqué le porte-parole du ministère des Affaires étrangères Badr Abdelatti....................http://www.france24.com/fr/20140820-egypte-etats-unis-repression-policiere-emeutes-ferguson-al-sissi-freres-musulmans/
20/8/14
UN urged to condemn Egypt's human rights violations ...
ReplyDeleteHuman Rights Watch has called on the UN to condemn "the most dramatic reversal" of human rights in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, ahead of a UN Human Rights Council panel's review on Wednesday of Egypt's human rights.
The call on Tuesday came after the Egyptian government set a deadline for non-governmental organizations to register under a restrictive 2002 law, or face criminal charges.
President Sisi amended a decree in September allowing courts to order death sentences or a $70,000 fine for Egyptian rights groups receiving foreign funding with the intent to "harm the national interest."
"The US and other allies should in particular condemn imminent threats to shut down the country’s most prominent non-governmental organizations," said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a statement...................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/415114--un-urged-to-condemn-egypts-human-rights-violations
4/11/14