{"id":4652,"date":"2025-11-20T09:19:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egyptianforum.org\/?p=4652"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:19:37","slug":"egypt-african-commission-human-and-peoples-rights-should-act-to-protect-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egyptianforum.org\/en\/egypt-african-commission-human-and-peoples-rights-should-act-to-protect-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: African Commission Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights Should Act to Protect Rights\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The African Commission for Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights should\u00a0 <\/span>act\u00a0decisively\u00a0to\u00a0address\u00a0the\u00a0dire,\u00a0protracted\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0crisis\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Egypt<\/span><\/span>\u00a0following\u00a0its\u00a0review\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0country,\u00a022\u00a0organizations\u00a0said\u00a0today.\u00a0The\u00a0commission\u00a0has\u00a0found\u00a0Egypt\u00a0in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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breach\u00a0of\u00a0numerous\u00a0articles\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0African\u00a0Charter\u00a0on\u00a0Human\u00a0and\u00a0Peoples\u2019\u00a0Rights\u00a0but\u00a0has\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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adopted\u00a0a\u00a0resolution\u00a0on\u00a0Egypt\u00a0since\u00a02015,\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0severe\u00a0deterioration\u00a0of\u00a0Egypt\u2019s\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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rights\u00a0situation\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0near-complete\u00a0destruction\u00a0of\u00a0civic\u00a0space.<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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government\u00a0presenting\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>report<\/span><\/span>\u00a0covering\u00a02019\u00a0to\u00a02024.\u00a0The\u00a0report\u00a0included\u00a0false\u00a0depictions\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0Egypt\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0blanket\u00a0denial\u00a0of\u00a0abuses.\u00a0The\u00a0Commission\u2019s\u00a0Country<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Rapporteur\u00a0for\u00a0Egypt\u00a0also\u00a0presented\u00a0a\u00a0report,\u00a0which\u00a0omitted\u00a0widespread\u00a0abuses\u00a0and\u00a0largely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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adopted\u00a0government\u00a0narratives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0government\u00a0painted\u00a0a\u00a0rosy\u00a0picture\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0dire\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0crisis\u00a0in\u00a0Egypt,\u00a0while<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0African\u00a0Commission\u2019s\u00a0Country\u00a0Rapporteur\u00a0adopted\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0narratives\u00a0without\u00a0scrutiny,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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dangerously\u00a0amplifying\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Mohamed\u00a0Lotfy,\u00a0executive\u00a0director\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Egyptian<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Commission\u00a0for\u00a0Rights\u00a0and\u00a0Freedoms.\u00a0\u201cThese\u00a0misrepresentations\u00a0make\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0more\u00a0important<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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for\u00a0the\u00a0commission\u00a0to\u00a0robustly\u00a0address\u00a0Egypt\u2019s\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0crisis,\u00a0the\u00a0worst\u00a0in\u00a0decades.\u201d<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Flagrant\u00a0and\u00a0systematic\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0abuses\u00a0in\u00a0Egypt\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0well\u00a0documented\u00a0in\u00a0numerous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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reports\u00a0by\u00a0independent\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0and\u00a0international\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0organizations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>United\u00a0Nations<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>African<\/span><\/span>\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mechanisms<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0and\u00a0even\u00a0the\u00a0government-appointed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0Council<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Human\u00a0Rights,\u00a0the\u00a0organizations\u00a0said.<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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conscience\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0restrictions\u00a0imposed\u00a0on\u00a0independent\u00a0organizations,\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0prohibiting\u00a0them<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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from\u00a0conducting\u00a0and\u00a0publishing\u00a0studies\u00a0without\u00a0permission,\u00a0are\u00a0to\u00a0ensure\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/span>transparency\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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objectivity<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>public\u00a0sessions,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0African\u00a0Commission\u2019s\u00a0Country\u00a0Rapporteur\u00a0for\u00a0Egypt\u00a0rarely\u00a0raised\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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acute\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0crisis\u00a0and\u00a0allegations\u00a0of\u00a0widespread\u00a0abuses.\u00a0She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>asserted<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a02023<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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presidential\u00a0elections\u00a0were\u00a0held\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0\u201cpeaceful\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201ccompetitive\u201d\u00a0environment,\u00a0contradicting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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well-documented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>evidence<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>repression<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0prosecutions\u00a0targeting\u00a0potential\u00a0candidates\u00a0and\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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family\u00a0members,\u00a0and\u00a0Egypt\u2019s\u00a0effective\u00a0criminalization\u00a0of\u00a0assembly,\u00a0expression,\u00a0and\u00a0association.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Egypt,\u00a0without\u00a0raising\u00a0any\u00a0concerns\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0pervasive\u00a0surveillance,\u00a0security\u00a0forces\u00a0abuses,\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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crackdown\u00a0on\u00a0protesters.\u00a0The\u00a0repression\u00a0has\u00a0long\u00a0been\u00a0on\u00a0display,\u00a0including\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0African<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>Commission\u2019s\u00a02019\u00a0session<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0Sharm\u00a0El-Sheikh\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0UN\u00a0<\/span><\/span>COP27<\/span><\/span>\u00a0climate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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conference\u00a0in\u00a0Egypt\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2022<\/span><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In\u00a0December\u00a02024,\u00a0the\u00a0Country\u00a0Rapporteur\u00a0made\u00a0an\u00a0unannounced\u00a0official\u00a0visit\u00a0to\u00a0Egypt,\u00a0which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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she\u00a0described\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0\u201cinformation\u00a0(familiarization)\u00a0and\u00a0advocacy\u00a0visit.\u201d\u00a0However,\u00a0she\u00a0apparently<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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did\u00a0not\u00a0meet\u00a0with\u00a0any\u00a0independent\u00a0human\u00a0rights\u00a0organizations\u00a0before,\u00a0during,\u00a0or\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0visit.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0commission\u2019s\u00a0website,\u00a0repeating\u00a0government\u00a0narratives\u00a0unchallenged\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cany<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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person\u00a0accused\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0criminal\u00a0case\u00a0is\u00a0entitled\u00a0to\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0rights\u00a0stipulated\u00a0in\u00a0international<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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conventions,\u00a0especially\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0defense.\u201d\u00a0Many\u00a0international\u00a0and\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>human\u00a0rights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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groups\u00a0have\u00a0raised<\/span><\/span>\u00a0concerns\u00a0regarding\u00a0the\u00a0Rapporteur\u2019s\u00a0visit\u00a0and\u00a0report\u00a0publicly\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0letters\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0African\u00a0Commission.<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In\u00a0the\u00a0period\u00a0covered\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Commission\u2019s\u00a0review,\u00a0the\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0government\u00a0has\u00a0adopted\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>zero-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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tolerance\u00a0policy\u00a0toward\u00a0dissent<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0virtually\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eliminated\u00a0public\u00a0space<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0and\u00a0effectively\u00a0criminalized<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0rights\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>freedom\u00a0of\u00a0speech<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assembly<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>association<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tens\u00a0of\u00a0thousands<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>activists<\/span><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>journalists<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>human\u00a0rights\u00a0defenders<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0women\u2019s\u00a0rights\u00a0activists,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>peaceful\u00a0protesters<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>labor\u00a0unionists<\/span><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>academics<\/span><\/span>\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0detained\u00a0or\u00a0prosecuted\u00a0merely\u00a0for\u00a0exercising\u00a0their\u00a0rights.\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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government\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>harassed,\u00a0detained,\u00a0and\u00a0prosecuted\u00a0family\u00a0members\u00a0of\u00a0critics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0critics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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living\u00a0abroad.<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0independence\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0judiciary\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0rule\u00a0of\u00a0law,\u00a0and\u00a0further\u00a0inserted\u00a0the\u00a0military\u00a0into\u00a0public<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and\u00a0political\u00a0life\u00a0in\u00a0unprecedented\u00a0ways.\u00a0New\u00a0laws\u00a0have\u00a0further\u00a0undermined\u00a0basic\u00a0rights,\u00a0such\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019\u00a0law\u00a0on\u00a0associations<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2024\u00a0asylum\u00a0law<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0The\u00a0government\u00a0has\u00a0failed\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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meaningfully\u00a0amend\u00a0existing\u00a0abusive\u00a0laws,\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2013\u00a0law\u00a0restricting<\/span><\/span>\u00a0peaceful\u00a0assembly,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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effectively\u00a0been\u00a0reduced\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0lowest\u00a0level\u00a0in\u00a0many\u00a0years.\u00a0The\u00a0government\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>budget\u00a0allocation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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for\u00a0health<\/span><\/span>\u00a0care\u00a0is\u00a0well\u00a0below\u00a0the\u00a0constitutional\u00a0minimum\u00a0and\u00a0international\u00a0benchmarks.\u00a0Cash<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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assistance\u00a0programs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cover\u00a0fewer\u00a0than\u00a0one\u00a0third\u00a0of\u00a0those<\/span><\/span>\u00a0living\u00a0in\u00a0or\u00a0near\u00a0poverty,\u00a0even\u00a0according<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to\u00a0official\u00a0numbers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2013,\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0denounced\u00a0violations<\/span><\/span>\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0\u201csevere\u00a0restrictions\u00a0imposed\u00a0on\u00a0journalists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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and\u00a0media\u00a0practitioners\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0arbitrary\u00a0arrest,\u00a0detention\u00a0and\u00a0killing\u00a0for\u00a0carrying\u00a0out\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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work,\u201d\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0\u201cdisregard\u00a0to\u00a0regional\u00a0and\u00a0international\u00a0fair\u00a0trial\u00a0standards,\u00a0the\u00a0unlawful<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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imposition\u00a0of\u00a0mass\u00a0death\u00a0sentences.\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>government\u00a0has\u00a0failed\u00a0to\u00a0implement<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0vast<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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majority\u00a0of\u00a0recommendations\u00a0in\u00a0these\u00a0resolutions.\u00a0International\u00a0and\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0organizations\u00a0met<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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