Category: Press
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Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27
Egypt’s human rights record has come under renewed scrutiny. By ABC NEWS Originally published on November 10, 2022, 2:02 PM LONDON — Family members of activists imprisoned in Egypt called on the United States and British governments to exert more pressure on Cairo to free their loved ones before the COP27 climate summit began in the Red Sea…
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In Egypt, don’t lose sight of the despot and his political prisoners
By the Editorial Board Originally published on November 2, 2022 on Washington Post When attendees at the United Nations’ 27th climate conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, look out at the glittering Red Sea starting Sunday, they will surely find the sight an inspiration to save the Earth. But they should also look the other direction toward Cairo,…
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MENA Rights Group joins 18 organisations urging US president Joe Biden to secure human rights progress before meeting Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
In a joint letter, 19 organisations called on US president Joe Biden to secure progress on human rights issues before meeting with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). The coalition called on Biden to insist on the release of Egyptian political prisoners, the lifting of unlawful blocks on…