Posted on 04/04/2006 12:39:51 AM PDT by Dr.Enzo
A group of Egyptian judges that has been pushing for more judicial independence said yesterday it had cancelled a meeting with a visiting Human Rights Watch delegation because of government pressure.
The board of the Judges Club, whose members have openly criticised abuses in last years parliamentary elections, had been due to meet the rights group tomorrow.
Judges Club President Zakaria Abdel Aziz said Justice Minister Mahmoud Aboul Leil had told him the government did not want the meeting to take place.
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Once at the height of civilization, now poor, poor Egypt...
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