The NYC-based rights watchdog slammed the Egyptian regime, in a statement yesterday, for going after Howeida Taha, Al-Jazeera reporter who’s been putting together a documentary on police abuse in Egypt and the Arab World.
“The Egyptian government seems willing to do anything to silence discussion of its torture scandal,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. “This reaction makes a mockery of any claims by Egypt to be a government that respects human rights.”
UPDATE: The Committee to Protect Journalists denounced govt intimidation against Howeida…
“This case is a sham and reflects this government’s disdain for critical media,” CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said. “We call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately drop charges against Howayda Taha Matwali.”