Human rights activist in jail; report accuses US of helping oppress human rights in the Arab world

Amnesty International is calling for the release of Egyptian novelist and human rights activist Musaad Abu Fagr, who has been in detention since February 15, 2008. His wife Shaimaa has a blog about the ordeal here.

Also see this great story by Saif Nasrawi about US-backed Arab governments against human rights. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) released its second annual report on Tuesday about this topic.