Egypt's women must be allowed to protest in peace

Headline Title: Egypt's women must be allowed to protest in peace 23 December 2011 Amnesty International called on Egypt’s military rulers to uphold the right to peaceful demonstration as women human rights activists staged more protests today. Activists took to the streets to denounce violence used by the military against female and opposition protesters in demonstrations over the past week that have left 17 people dead, most of them reportedly from gunfire."The shockingly violent scenes of recent days must not be repeated," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s interim…

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