Egypt and Tunisia
These are of course the two countries to have had their revolutions, but it is still a work in progress, made more urgent by the ongoing upheaval and mass displacement of migrant workers in the country between them, Libya.In the last few days the interim prime ministers of both countries have had to resign, facing rising impatience by protesters who do not want to see the democratic gains they believe they have made so far undermined by a slow drift backwards towards old, autocratic ways.
With Presidents Mubarak and Ben Ali removed from office, both countries are in a kind of limbo, pending elections.
Egypt's security forces have raised the spectre of renewed repression when they fired on protesters recently.
Realistically, it is probably going to take at least a generation to iron out all the repressive tendencies that have become institutionalised in Egypt's internal security forces.
Human rights there will only stand a chance if the new government is serious about upholding them. It will be interesting to see if visiting Western leaders keep this in mind.
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