December 14th, 2008 by Tariq

On Thursday December 11th, Voices for a Democratic Egypt held a panel discussion entitled, “Human Rights in Egypt: Persisting Problems, New Opportunities.” Panelists included Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Founding Chair, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies; Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Neil Hicks, International Policy Advisor, Human Rights First. The event was moderated by Dina Guirguis, Executive Director, Voices for a Democratic Egypt.

Saad Eddin Ibrahim dedicated the event to Ayman Nour, and spoke at length about the Mubarak regime. Neil Hicks said the U.S. government should open talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, and even though Larry Diamond was “less sanguine than his colleagues” about such a prospect, he nevertheless agreed.

For POMED’s notes on this event, click here.

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