On 10 December 2013, His
Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the
United Kingdom will testify at a Congressional Hearing in Washington DC on
‘Human Rights Abuses in Egypt’ during a Joint Subcommittee Hearing comprised of
the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and
International Organizations, and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North
Africa.
At 9am EST on 10 December
2013, also deemed Human Rights Day, Bishop Angaelos and four other witnesses,
will highlight the severity and frequency of human rights abuses facing
Christians and minority groups in Egypt both pre and post 2011 uprising.
Bishop Angaelos will also
identify the increased persecution of religious minorities over the past
decades as made manifest in process and policy, which has translated into
dealings with citizens on unequal grounds, inevitably resulting in greater
division and marginalisation.
Alongside Bishop Angaelos,
witnesses include:
Zuhdi
Jasser, M.D. Vice Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Mr.
Samuel Tadros, Research Fellow, Centre for Religious Freedom, Hudson Institute
Morad
Abou-Sabe, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
Mr. Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs, Human Rights First
View this Press Release
online here
Resources:
Live Feed from Congress
available here: http://1.usa.gov/1bRPvqK
House Committee on Foreign
Affairs: http://1.usa.gov/18P78qK