Rights Groups Regret Obama's Speech in Cairo - The Sudan Tribune

Date: 
Jun 5, 2009

 June 4, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – Several rights groups and activists regretted that US President Barack Obama did not tackle questions of human rights, freedom of the press or the situation for millions of displaced people from Darfur in his speech before an audience at Cairo University.

In his 55 minute speech in the capital of Egypt, Obama mentioned something about Darfur, but did not address the ongoing bilateral dialogue between the US and the Government of Sudan.

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