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Amnesty International called Thursday on Egyptian authorities to immediately release jailed activists and uphold international law, following the arrest of activists involved in organizing a peaceful rally.
Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a peaceful exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” “highlighting cases of people unjustly detained for political reasons.” They were charged with “disseminating false news,” and one activist and lawyer, Mohamed Abu al-Dayyar, is also facing terrorism-related charges. Among the arrested are Dr. Hanan Altantawy and Wafaa al-Masry.
Amnesty International criticized the arrests, commenting that the government is using a “relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly” and “rampant use of arbitrary detention to intimidate activists.”
The Egyptian Human Rights Forum issued a joint statement last week decrying the arrests, stating that the activists’ prosecution “constitutes punishment for their political activism and their dedication to various causes.” It accused the Egyptian authorities of deliberate targeting of human rights and suppressing freedom of expression and political rights.
Amnesty International called for the immediate release of the arbitrarily detained activists, including Mohamed Abu al-Dayyar, and for charges to be dropped against Hanan Altantawy and Wafaa al-Masry. It urged the government to end the façade of human rights progression when “it has no intention of changing course or addressing the country’s decade-long arbitrary detention crisis.”
Arbitrary detention, or deprivation of liberty in the course of exercising rights or freedoms, is a violation of international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a peaceful exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” “highlighting cases of people unjustly detained for political reasons.” They were charged with “disseminating false news,” and one activist and lawyer, Mohamed Abu al-Dayyar, is also facing terrorism-related charges. Among the arrested are Dr. Hanan Altantawy and Wafaa al-Masry.
Amnesty International criticized the arrests, commenting that the government is using a “relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly” and “rampant use of arbitrary detention to intimidate activists.”
The Egyptian Human Rights Forum issued a joint statement last week decrying the arrests, stating that the activists’ prosecution “constitutes punishment for their political activism and their dedication to various causes.” It accused the Egyptian authorities of deliberate targeting of human rights and suppressing freedom of expression and political rights.
Amnesty International called for the immediate release of the arbitrarily detained activists, including Mohamed Abu al-Dayyar, and for charges to be dropped against Hanan Altantawy and Wafaa al-Masry. It urged the government to end the façade of human rights progression when “it has no intention of changing course or addressing the country’s decade-long arbitrary detention crisis.”
Arbitrary detention, or deprivation of liberty in the course of exercising rights or freedoms, is a violation of international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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