In a letter, 11 U.S. senators led by ChrisMurphyCT note that Egypt's government 'has not only failed to investigate allegations of human rights abuses, it has also continued to commit 'significant human rights' violations.'
led by Sen. Chris Murphy to Secretary of State Antony Blinken citing Egypt's deteriorating human rights situation while calling on the administration to withhold $320 million in U.S. military assistance.The U.S.
The letter adds that Egypt's government"has not only failed to investigate allegations of human rights abuses, it has also continued to commit 'significant human rights' violations such as extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearance; torture and life-threatening prison conditions; and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, assembly, and association as documented in the State Department'sthe Biden administration to withhold the $320 million in military aid,...
, Human Rights Watch, Democracy for the Arab World Now, and Project on Middle East Democracy —said in a letter.Friday."Over the past two years, the administration's decision to reprogram some of the conditioned military aid to Egypt has led its government to take limited, albeit insufficient, steps to address U.S. concerns—without undermining the bilateral relationship."
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