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How Egypt weaponizes counter terrorism laws to target human rights defenders
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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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BEIJING: Although China has made constant efforts to inform the world about its human rights developments, some Western countries choose to ignore the facts and use attacks on the nation’s human rights issues as a political tool to curb the country’s development, human rights experts said.
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Thursday released a white paper titled "The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection－A 100-Year Quest."