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An Egyptian activist holds a poster calling for justice in the case of Giulio Regeni in Cairo, Egypt, April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
On December 10, Human Rights Day, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry called for international cooperation and an exchange of expertise without “dictation or claim of perfection that hasn’t and will never be attained by any party.” The same day, Rome’s chief prosecutor announced she was charging four ranking Egyptian National Security Agency officers with responsibility for the abduction, torture, and murder of an Italian graduate student, Giulio Regeni, in Cairo in early 2016.
Egypt’s understanding of “cooperation” has been on full display pretty much ever since Regeni’s badly mutilated body was discovered almost five years ago, nine days after he had been “disappeared” in downtown Cairo. On November 30, following a final meeting with visiting Italian prosecutors, Egypt announced it was of
Navi Pillay
Earlier this month, Germany bestowed its highest civilian decoration, the Federal Cross of Merit, on South Africa s
Dr Navi Pillay. Here is an excerpt of the speech made by
German Ambassador
Martin Schäfer at the event.
I have come to Durban to express our recognition, to pay our respect and to express our gratitude to one of the most exceptional experts and influential actors in the realm of international criminal law and human rights in the world.
It is difficult to imagine a more meaningful, more logical and more impressive legal career than yours. Your achievements truly go beyond what any law student could possibly dream of when sweating over law books at University.