HRW calls for rollback of US military aid to Egypt

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Agence France-Presse
New York, February 03, 2011
First Published: 09:25 IST(3/2/2011)
Last Updated: 09:28 IST(3/2/2011)

The United States should cut off its massive military aid to Egypt if further violence targets anti government protesters in Cairo, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday after deadly clashes. Washington, which has called for restraint in the wake of anti government protests for over a week, deplored the violence against "peaceful protesters" while UN chief Ban Ki moon said attacks on demonstrators were "unacceptable."

At least three people were killed and hundreds injured, Egyptian sources said.

"Egyptian security forces failed to protect those peacefully assembling in Tahrir Square in Cairo on February 2, 2011, from pro government provocateurs armed with petrol bombs, sticks and whips," the New York based watchdog said in a statement.

"The United States and the European Union should... tell President Hosni Mubarak and Egypt's military commanders that the army's actions on February 2 raised serious doubts about its willingness to protect pro-democracy protesters from violent attacks, and that their failure to uphold fundamental human rights... will prompt an immediate suspension of all military assistance." ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/HRW-calls-for-rollback-of-US-military-aid-to-Egypt/Article1-657898.aspx

[PDJane]

1. Only if they also cut aid to Israel.....

they are tied together because of a treaty.