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How Egypt weaponizes counter terrorism laws to target human rights defenders 6 minute read Céline Lebrun Shaath, prominent human rights defender and wife of arbitrary imprisoned Palestinian-Egyptian human rights defender Ramy Shaath, with a poster calling for his release. Free Ramy Shaath, https://www.freeramyshaath.com/ Egyptian human rights defenders and UN experts examine how authorities in Egypt have weaponized counter terrorism laws to target activists and human rights defenders, and measures the international community can take to investigate the country s grave human rights violations. This statement was originally published on cihrs.org on 28 June 2021. An online event on Egypt was held on the sidelines of the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) featuring Egyptian human rights defenders and UN experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism.

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