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Egypt

Egyptian court frees insult poet - 20 July
An Egyptian court has overturned a three-year jail sentence given to a poet for insulting the president. The court accepted the argument of Moneer Said Hanna's lawyer that he had been investigated and put on trial without having had access to a lawyer. - BBC News website

Sudan

SA seeks legal advice on indicting al-Bashir - 23 July
The South African government is seeking legal advice on how to respond to the international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Deputy Director General of Multilateral Affairs at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, George Nene, on Wednesday said government would decide if there was any conflict of interest between a recent AU resolution that was passed and its International Criminal Court (ICC) commitments. - BuaNews Online website

African Union now officially naked before the world [and] Darfuris - 21 July
The African Union (AU) circus that took place in Libya this month is yet another example of why Africa remains the world's poorest and most underdeveloped continent with the worst human right records. - Sudan Tribune website

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