Egypt: U.S. to Provide Security Assistance Despite Repression

Washington — Biden Administration Waives Rights Conditions; Only Small Fraction of Aid Withheld

The Biden administration’s decision to waive human rights conditions to provide nearly the full amount of security assistance to Egypt disregards the Egyptian government’s ongoing repressive policies, Human Rights Watch said today.

The State Department announced on September 14, 2023 that the United States government government would provide the $235 million, which could have been withheld, in Fiscal…