press releaseThis is the state of human rights in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is due to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday. Prosecutions, travel bans and asset freezes against human rights defenders as well as repressive new legislation threaten to erase independent civil society and dissent. Who knows what a failed state in Egypt would look like, but it's not worth taking the risk to find out. Trump does not pretend to be a champion of human rights, and he has called Sisi a "fantastic guy." But here's how Trump can do something that is both good for U.S. interests and good for human rights.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 07:30 UTC