AI expressed its solidarity with Egyptian labor activists who are coming under attack from Mubarak’s dictatorial regime:
Amnesty International condemned the Egyptian government’s closure of a leading workers advice centre yesterday, on the eve of the country’s Labour Day, and said it undermined President Hosni Mubarak’s claims in a speech today that his government is committed to protecting workers’ rights. As a result of the forced closure of the Centre for Trade Union and Workers’ Services (CTUWS) office in Helwan, Cairo, the organization said Egyptian workers will be impeded from accessing information and advice about labour rights.