The US Congress may review whether it should tamp down its concerns over Egypt’s human rights record in exchange for getting the North African country to upend arms deals with Russia and instead seek American weapons, a recent congressional report has suggested.
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Egypt will demolish historic houseboats with no compensation
The Egyptian government has announced that it will evict all residential houseboats on the River Nile by tomorrow, after giving just six days’ notice.
Read More »EU criticised for ‘watering down’ criticism of Egypt at council meeting
The EU has been called out for watering down criticism of their ally Egypt following an EU-Egypt Association Council meeting last week.
Read More »UK’s Liz Truss to raise Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s case with Egypt
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday said she was seeking a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart to secure the release of a jailed activist who has been on hunger strike since April.
Read More »Concerns for human rights as EU promises Egypt $84m in migration deal
Egypt’s coastguard is set to receive €80 million ($84.2 million) from the EU to prevent boats carrying asylum seekers from leaving its shores for Europe.
Read More »European Union: Prioritize Rights in Egypt Meetings
The European Union and its member states should stop supporting the Egyptian government’s brutal rule and set concrete human rights benchmarks as criteria for progress in relations, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, is expected to meet with the EU foreign affairs High Representative Josep Borrell …
Read More »Joint NGO letter ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting
To: Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the European Commission Foreign Ministers of the EU member states Brussels, May 25, 2022 RE: Joint NGO letter ahead of EU-Egypt Association Council meeting
Read More »UN human rights chief criticised for praising ‘positive steps’ taken by Egypt
The UN human rights chief has said she appreciates the “positive steps” taken by the Egyptian president “to advance human rights.”
Read More »Egypt ‘exacerbating’ rights violation at Rafah Crossing to Gaza, says HRW
Policies implemented by the Egyptian government at the Rafah border crossing to Gaza have “exacerbated” human rights conditions, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Read More »It’s time Liz Truss spoke out in defence of democracy in Egypt
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss loves to voice her support for what she calls “freedom and democracy”.
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