Egypt: Human Rights Defenders still at risk when critical of Military

April 21, 2011

Egypt is not there yet. 26-years old Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, was sentenced under a military commission to three years in prison without the presence of his attorneys. He was detained a few weeks ago by Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for calling out abuses by the military.  Mikael thus became the first prisoner of conscience after the revolution. Human Rights First is calling on people to sign a petition to the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Sameh Shoukry, to help free Maikel immediately and to push for the military to respect peaceful protest. [CTRL and Click]

This entry was posted on April 21, 2011 at 13:01 and is filed under human rights, Human Rights Defenders.

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One Response to “Egypt: Human Rights Defenders still at risk when critical of Military”

  1. Alexandra Bisia's avatar Alexandra Bisia Says:

    April 30, 2011 at 15:09

    When will this horror end in the Arab world?

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