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Abdelatty emphasized the importance of listening to civil society representatives as national partners in achieving development. He highlighted the collaborative efforts to improve the general climate for rights and freedoms in Egypt.
Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt's rejection of the displacement of the Palestinian people, highlighting ongoing efforts to consolidate the ceasefire agreement and implement its three stages. He also stressed the importance of ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid and early recovery support to the Gaza Strip, while preparing a comprehensive plan to rebuild the area without displacing the Palestinian population. In this context, he praised the pivotal role of humanitarian organizations, especially UNRWA, whose work remains indispensable.
The Minister said in his speech that Egypt has achieved a comprehensive legislative and institutional leap in the field of civil and political rights.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Chairman of the Permanent Supreme Committee for Human Rights, Badr Abdelatty headed on Tuesday the delegation participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session of human rights in Egypt at the International Human Rights Council [HRC] in Geneva.
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.
Egypt joins the world Tuesday, in celebrating the International Human Rights Day, and commemorating the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" as the first international document to preserve and protect human dignity.
Meanwhile, the RSF has been accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a village in West Kordofan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expats Badr Abdelatty and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson met in Cairo on Monday.
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The same conference had given Zaki, researcher at the University of Bologna, a peace award.
Egyptian politicians and parties have strongly slammed the recent European Parliament statement regarding the human rights statues in Egypt ahead of the awaiting presidential election, saying that ‘this kind of statements considered to be “misleading”, aside that it is ‘straight interference in Egypt’s internal affairs.
Egypt’s National Dialogue has released a report summarizing the recommendations and outcomes of 13 committees covering different areas, including politics, economics, and society.
Human rights lawyer Najad al-Borai, expected case number 173 of 2014 related to NGOs, in which 43 Egyptian and foreign organizations were being accused, to be completely closed by next September, in conjunction with the next National Dialogue sessions in regard with human rights.
Egypt’s President of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), Ambassador Moshira Khattab said that the Council has finished writing the annual report for human rights status in Egypt.
ECSS issued new report highlighting the most prominent Egyptian stances during the past ten years to enhance respect for rights of Egyptian citizens at different levels and in various age groups.
Assistant rapporteur of the Human Rights Committee at the National Dialogue, Ahmed Ragheb, said that the committee discusses human rights in general during its meetings; however, he wished, that a law would be passed allowing the circulation of information.
Egypt’s long-awaited National Dialogue is only one day away with the first session of the dialogue scheduled to be held on Wednesday 3 May to discuss key political, economic, and social issues.
The participation aims at creating a positive atmosphere that helps start the dialogue sessions effectively, according to a statement issued by the Board of Trustees of the National Dialogue.
"This matter comes in light of the National Dialogue’s keenness to include all the segments of the Egyptian society, and use the experience of its symbols and leaders in various fields," he continued.
A total of 30 people detained pending investigation have been released, according to a Wednesday statement by the Presidential Pardon Committee.
