Activists in Egypt accuse the European Union of not using their leverage with the Cairo government to better protect them and to press for human rights.  In this blog for Human Rights First, Professor Dooley reflects on discussions with dissidents, activists and Human Rights Defenders during a recent research trip to Egypt.

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Professor Brian Dooley

Brian Dooley is an Honorary Professor of Practice at the Mitchell Institute and a Senior Advisor at Human Rights First, a US-based NGO.  He specialises in working with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in conflict and post-conflict contexts, and was senior advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs, Mary Lawlor, from 2020 to 2023.  His most recent work has been in the Hong Kong revolution and on Russia’s war on Ukraine.  He has also written two books related to the conflict in Northern Ireland, including a comparative study of the civil rights movements in the US and Northern Ireland.