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Egypt’s targeting of human rights defenders must stop, says UN expert
GENEVA (22 January 2021) – A UN expert* deplored today the arrest and prolonged pre-trial detention of human rights defenders and bloggers, and their accusation of being members of a terrorist organisation, continuing Egypt’s practice to intimidate and criminalise human rights defenders, journalists and their families. “I am extremely concerned by the seemingly unrelenting efforts of the Egyptian authorities to silence dissent and shrink civic space in the country, despite repeated calls from UN mechanisms and the international community,” said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
Saturday, 23 January 2021, 6:21 am
GENEVA (22 January 2021) – A UN expert* deplored today
the arrest and prolonged pre-trial detention of human rights
defenders and bloggers, and their accusation of being
members of a terrorist organisation, continuing Egypt’s
practice to intimidate and criminalise human rights
defenders, journalists and their families.
“I am
extremely concerned by the seemingly unrelenting efforts of
the Egyptian authorities to silence dissent and shrink civic
space in the country, despite repeated calls from UN
mechanisms and the international community,” said Mary
Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights defenders.
She urged the immediate release of
all detained rights defenders, journalists, civil society
Egypt’s targeting of human rights defenders must stop, says UN expert
GENEVA (22 January 2021) – A UN expert* deplored today the arrest and prolonged pre-trial detention of human rights defenders and bloggers, and their accusation of being members of a terrorist organisation, continuing Egypt’s practice to intimidate and criminalise human rights defenders, journalists and their families. “I am extremely concerned by the seemingly unrelenting efforts of the Egyptian authorities to silence dissent and shrink civic space in the country, despite repeated calls from UN mechanisms and the international community,” said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.