Egypt human rights group shuts itself down

The World

An Egyptian human rights organization, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, shut itself down in Egypt this week, citing a campaign of arrests, intimidation and physical beatings by the Egyptian government. The World's Carol Hills spoke with Samer Shehata, a professor of Middle East studies at the University of Oklahoma, about the tough environment Egypt's human rights groups face.

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