COP27 is expected to draw protests over insufficient climate action, but human rights campaigners say restrictions imposed by Egyptian authorities may keep the message from getting to those who need to hear it.
Egyptian authorities to respect international law by allowing peaceful protests at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference—and not limiting dissenters to a specific space where their impact will be weakened, as officials have suggested they will.
Citing the criminalization of peaceful assemblies and the arrests of thousands of Egyptians at anti-government protests in 2021, the groups—including Human Rights Watch , PEN International, and Cairo Institute for Human Rights—said Shoukry's remarks"imply that the Egyptian authorities will not tolerate protest outside this 'government-designated' space."
In their joint statement, the groups raised concern about"the Egyptian authorities' abysmal record of cracking down on civil society organizations and punishing human rights activism and independent journalism." "Egypt should guarantee peaceful gatherings, assembly, and expression" so advocates can make their voices heard again, said Amr Magdi, a researcher at HRW.
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