'The girls of Egypt are here': women defy military

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5. Lets add SOS Clinton's speech on the 19th of December to this thread.

"Hillary Clinton says Egypt is failing its women"

In unusually strong language, the US secretary of state accused Egypt's new leaders of mistreatment of women both on the street and in politics since the street revolt nearly a year ago that overthrew leader Hosni Mubarak. "This systematic degradation of Egyptian women dishonours the revolution, disgraces the state and its uniform and is not worthy of a great people," Mrs Clinton said in a speech at Georgetown University.

In images widely seen over YouTube, helmeted troops were shown beating a veiled woman after having ripped her clothes off to reveal her bra and stomach.

"Recent events in Egypt have been particularly shocking. Women are being beaten and humiliated in the same streets where they risked their lives for the revolution only a few short months ago," Mrs Clinton said. She denounced a "deeply troubling pattern" of military authorities and the major political parties alike keeping Egyptian women out of decision-making.

"At the same time, they have been specifically targeted both by security forces and extremists," the top US diplomat said.

"Women protesters have been rounded up and subjected to horrific abuse. Journalists have been sexually assaulted and now women are being attacked, stripped and beaten in the streets."



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8967424/Hillary-Clinton-says-Egypt-is-failing-its-women.html