Universal Periodic Review
The meeting saw global attendance with Egypt preparing to have its human rights record examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s UPR Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday (January 28) in Geneva.
As Turkey is set to hand its Universal Periodic Review to the United Nations Human Rights Council by the end of this month, an Egyptian human rights groups called on international community to hold the Turkish regime accountable for “terrorist acts”.
Marwan said that 133 states responded to the report, noting that the states who gave a negative response used sharp terms, including "abuses" and "torture".
Concerning the remarks of some countries on the human rights situation in Egypt, Fayek said that some of the comments were positive.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Omar Marwan left Cairo on Sunday for Geneva, to attend the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt, before the UN Human Rights Council next Wednesday.
During the 13th annual forum for civil society organizations, Awad said that some of the people who were reported missing escaped to regions of armed conflicts.
