Egypt’s Foreign Ministry released a statement on Wednesday refuting the latest report of the international rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) that tackled the human rights status in Egypt. The Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Ahmed Abou Zaid described HRW as “politically motivated and biased” after the latter had cracked hard on Egypt’s Interior Ministry in its report. HRW report stated that the Egyptian authorities are following “systematic practices in torturing political detainees”, a claim which Abo Zaid described as endless series to downgrade and distort the image of Egypt. The spokesperson added that HRW expressed the viewpoint of the countries it works in favour of, intending to distort and target Egypt negatively. While it is known for its policy that disregards this kind of reports, Abou Zaid said that the Foreign Ministry responded to this report as it is keen on the right of citizens to know the truth of these forged claims. Abou Zeid further criticized the “desperate attempts” to deliberately distort the 30 June uprising and describing it as a military coup. He also slammed the report stating that the status of human rights in Egypt is similar to…
Egypt Slams HRW Report Accusing It of “Systematic Torture Practices of Detainees”
September 7, 2017
