Egypt’s House of Representatives released a statement on Saturday denouncing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s statement on the state of human rights in Egypt. The statement, which was announced by MP Tarek Radwan, head of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, stated that it regards UNHRC’s statement as ‘political interference’ and that it is a result of pressure from foreign-funded groups and organizations who have a clear hostile agenda against Egypt. Egypt’s Parliament added that the accusations were not supported by clear evidence, referring to the arrests of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), which was settled in late December of last year as the country’s prosecution ordered the release of three EIPR’s top officials on bail. In a similar vein, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Friday rejecting UNHRC’s position, calling for the need for a thorough review of the accusations that were made. UNHCR Member States Condemn Egypt’s Human Rights Record More than 30 nations signed a declaration on Friday, condemning Egypt’s human rights record and its abuses and called for “accountability and an immediate end of impunity” as well as for Egypt to cease…
United Nations Human Rights Council Condemns Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses
March 13, 2021
