Damning new report accuses Egypt of extrajudicial executions, Human Rights Watch asks U.S. to halt weapons transfers, impose sanctions

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Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Egypt’s international partners, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, to halt weapons transfers to the north African country and impose sanctions against the security agencies and officials most responsible for ongoing human rights abuses.