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...still shocked," said Hesham Kassem, a pro-democracy activist, though no one in Egypt doubts that Mubarak will be elected to a fifth term. Indeed, his move caught opposition parties off guard, and some admitted they may not get organized in time to mount an effective response. To that, Mubarak replied, "They say they are not ready, but someone...
...Human-rights activists argue that such nationwide clean-outs?some 400,000 workers were deported in 2002?are futile as many illegals go into hiding or slip back into the country after being expelled. The raids also miss the main culprits, the employers and recruiters who sneak workers into the country, says activist Aegile Fernandez?a point government officials themselves concede. "We have produced 113 employers in court in the last two years, but they have never been convicted," sighs Ishak Mohamed, the Immigration Department's senior enforcement officer. "They have very good lawyers...
...With the release of the men who allegedly abused her, Mai's troubles may be beginning all over again. Says Rehman the human-rights activist: "The freed men will now be thirsting for revenge against Mai and her family." Several human-rights activists are demanding that the Pakistani government provide Mai and her family with police protection; without it, they say, she may have to flee the village to avoid harm. Unbowed, Mai intends to keep teaching at the schoolhouse she built. The larger lessons of her traumatic experience, however, seem to have gone unlearned...
...than they have in the past. The President's allies are candid, if not yet quotable, about their disappointment in him. Yet even Assad's reform-minded opponents seem to believe that he remains the best hope for change. "I am a doctor," said Kamal Labwani, a Damascus Spring activist recently released from jail. "The President is a doctor. Does he think we'll be able to live like this another 40 years? I don't think...
...rights groups have condemned the ruling: I.A. Rehman, director of the Independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, says the trial "brought disgrace to Pakistan's justice system." With the release of the men who allegedly abused her, Mai's troubles may be beginning all over again. Says human-rights activist Rehman: "The freed men will now be thirsting for revenge against Mai and her family." Unbowed, Mai intends to keep teaching at the schoolhouse she built. The larger lessons of her traumatic experience, however, seem to have gone unlearned. - By Tim McGirk Lessons in Law BRITAIN A 16-year...