Egypt’s Foreign Ministry stated that the US State Department’s annual Human Rights Report on Egypt was “not objective” and makes unsubstantiated claims about the state of human rights in Egypt. In a statement, the ministry that the report relies on false information provided by non-governmental organisations with other political motives and that fail to provide evidence for their allegations. “The report made no mention of the efforts by the Egyptian government to strengthen human rights in all their facets and implement constitutional guarantees in this regard,” the statement said. “The report also failed to mention the major achievements made in enhancing religious freedoms and providing equal economic and social rights to all citizens.” The statement also touched upon the importance of respecting the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of any country. The U.S. annual report on Egypt’s human rights records described the presidential election held in March 2018 as “unfair competition.” The report also added that the human rights violations in Egypt include unlawful or arbitrary killings, “forced disappearances, torture, arbitrary detention, harsh and life-threatening prison conditions, arbitrary arrest and detention, political prisoners, arbitrary or unlawful interference with…
