Gamal Eid (; born 1964) is a leading

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ian human rights activist and lawyer. He is the executive director of the

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(ANHRI), the most prominent organization dealing with the defense of freedom of opinion, belief and expression in the

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.Granger, William
Gamal Eid: Executive Director, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. 2011-12-13. He founded the ANHRI in 2003.Wrede, Katalin
Gamal Eid – Egypt’s leading human rights lawyer and promoter of free speech
Human Dignity Forum. 2011-11-21. He graduated from the College of Law in

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. As an attorney who specializes in human rights,

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(2005).
False Freedom: Online Censorship in the Middle East and North Africa
'. Page 21. Eid has represented several detainees in the custody of the

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(SSI), which was dissolved in the

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. He has served as the defense for most human rights cases in Egypt. Eid was arrested on numerous occasions himself and was allegedly tortured by security officials. In 2004 he joined

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, a grassroots movement that was founded to lobby the government of former president

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. Eid also specializes in internet issues. He stated that the internet has had an "immeasurable" effect on the documentation of human rights violations and the ability to hold government officials accountable.

Awards

In 2011 Eid was awarded the Leaders for Democracy award by the Project of Middle East Democracy.Gamal Eid
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1964 births Ain Shams University alumni 20th-century Egyptian lawyers Egyptian human rights activists Living people 21st-century Egyptian lawyers {{Egypt-law-bio-stub