The spotlight on Egypt as it prepares to host the next UN climate summit should be used as an opportunity to press for meaningful progress on human rights in the country, said Amnesty International warning that Egypt’s abysmal record of cracking down on peaceful dissent and civic space risks to undermine the success of the event and the global response to the climate crisis.
Egypt: COP27 should not overshadow human rights crisis in the country
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- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Disappearances
- Discrimination
- Egypt
- Freedom of Association
- Human Rights Defenders and Activists
- International Organizations
- Justice Systems
- LGBTI Rights
- Middle East and North Africa
- Press Freedom
- Protests and Demonstrations
- Public Statement
- Research
- Sexual Violence
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- UN
- Unfair Trials
- Unlawful Detention
- Women's Rights