Field Notes on American-Style Democracy

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-- (undemocratic) elections and political participation;

-- official corruption and (lack of) government transparency;

-- governmental attitude regarding international and (NGO) investigation(s) of alleged violations of human rights;

-- discrimination, societal abuses, and trafficking in persons;

-- (no legal protections for) persons with disabilities;

-- societal abuses, discrimination, and acts of violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity; (and)

-- other societal violence or discrimination," including highly restricted worker rights.

In its "Situation of Human Rights in Egypt 2009" report, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) covered the same ground as the State Department, documenting specific numbers of violations by type.

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