Egypt prepares second national human rights strategy for 2026-2031

CAIRO – 15 January 2026: Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty highlighting the country’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its human rights framework and its preparation of a new five-year strategy for 2026–2031.

Chairing the sixth ministerial meeting of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights on Thursday, Abdelatty underscored strong political will to further advance human rights in Egypt and highlighted presidential directives to prepare the second five-year national human rights strategy.

He noted that the technical secretariat has already begun consultations, holding broad stakeholder meetings, workshops with civil society organizations, and expert discussions as part of the strategy’s preparation.

Attending the meeting, Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs and Political Communication Mahmoud Fawzy stressed the importance of focusing on emerging priority areas to strengthen Egypt’s human rights system in a comprehensive manner.

In September, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed the start of preparations for the new human rights strategy, in coordination with all national institutions and stakeholders, with a particular emphasis on civil society participation.

The strategy builds upon the first national human rights strategy launched by the president in 2021, which has covered multiple areas including civil and political rights, as well as economic, social an cultural rights.

The strategy has also focused on promoting the rights of women, children, youth, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, in addition to strengthening fundamental human rights and freedoms in Egypt comprehensively for all without discrimination.