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« Essam back to prison!! | Main | Building dissent »
3:28PM

Human Rights-friendly CSF

(Via Nora)
Donno know if this was another Abul Abed humour... The Egyptian Interior Ministry is now giving lectures on human rights to Central Security Forces officers, accroding to Al-Masri Al-Youm.

CSF cracking down on peaceful demonstrators

Reader Comments (8)

What's that line from the Apocalypse Now about "handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500"?

Aug 16, 2006 at 3:36 PM | Unregistered CommenterMatthew Carrington

I remember them starting this program several years ago. Fat lot of good it did. But apparently HR activists like Muhammad Zarei are involved.

Aug 16, 2006 at 5:07 PM | Unregistered CommenterIssandr El Amrani

There has been, and will be, a UNDP human rights programme aiming at educating police, judges etc. Waste of money

Aug 16, 2006 at 5:41 PM | Unregistered CommenterAtle

we should do something about projects like these, this is money to prop the regime for fuck's sake.

hey nice pic, who's the handsom guy in black t shirt getting a good thrashing?

Aug 17, 2006 at 6:11 AM | Unregistered CommenterAlaa

I'd pay money to see the glazed and/or uncomprehending expressions on the pigs faces as they listen to people tell them it's not nice to electrocute someone's genitals to get him to confess.

Aug 17, 2006 at 8:34 AM | Unregistered CommenterCosmic

Alaa, the handsom guy in black shirt is a naughty blogger who's been writing bad things about Baba Mubarak and Mama Suzi. He sure deserves a good thrashing ;)
I think these programs are indeed a waste of time, and PR for the regime. In addition, there must be a "sabbouba" somewhere for the interior ministry.
I had a friend from the AUC, who got contracted few years ago to lecture police officers in Upper Egypt on human rights. She told me the officers were more interested in looking at her boobs than following those "boring useless human rights stuff." Go UNDP!

Aug 17, 2006 at 9:57 AM | Unregistered CommenterHossam el-Hamalawy

Hey Cosmic, that's indeed what my friend from the UNDP told me!!! LOL!

Aug 17, 2006 at 10:40 AM | Unregistered CommenterHossam el-Hamalawy

Who said we complain from CSFs in the first place?
It's the plain clothed thugs and SS officers who need lobotomy.

Aug 19, 2006 at 3:49 PM | Unregistered Commenteralif

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