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Unlawful Nature of North Sinai Demolitions
Forced evictions or transfers of a civilian population on the one hand and home demolitions and dispossession of private property on the other are related but distinctive issues. International human rights law and international humanitarian law generally prohibit both when imposed by state authorities, except as measures of last resort to protect civilians or for “absolute” military necessity. Human Rights Watch has previously described how the situation in North Sinai since 2014 amounts to a non-international armed conflict, to which laws of war apply. Hostilities at an intense level beyond sporadic disturbances have continued for years. The government has mobilized tens of thousands of troops, including infantry, air, and naval forces, and all parties to the conflict have organized command structures. Ordering unlawful forcible displacement of civilian populations and the extensive seizure and destruction of their homes and farms can
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The Egyptian army has demolished more than 12,300 residential and commercial buildings and 6,000 hectares of farms since 2013 in the Sinai where it faces armed militant groups, according to Human Rights Watch. The Egyptian government should stop arbitrary expulsions and demolitions and expedite the payment of fair compensation in a transparent manner to all, and ensure that the expelled residents return to their homes as soon as possible, said Joe Stork, deputy director of the organization s Middle East and North Africa department.
Human Rights Watch confirmed that the demolition of the buildings took place between 2013 and 2020 by the Egyptian armed forces in the Arish region, the capital of North Sinai. The organization relied on official documents and testimonies it collected in cooperation with the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an independent human rights organization.
Egypt: Massive Sinai Demolitions Likely War Crimes - Egypt
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Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics’ Families
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End Hostage-Like Arrests
(Beirut) The Egyptian authorities targeting of families in Egypt of activists and human rights defenders living abroad has been escalating, demonstrating a clear pattern of intimidation and harassment, 22 Egyptian, regional, and international organizations said today. Since August 2020, the authorities have targeted the families of four critics who live in the United States, as well as one in Turkey, one in Germany, and one in the United Kingdom.
These cases are among dozens reported in recent years. The authorities try to intimidate critics with unlawful home raids, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and prolonged detention of family members without trial or charges.
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