UN Human Rights Council Should Address Chronic Reprisals by Egypt

Thank you, Mr. President, Assistant Secretary General Gilmour, Human Rights Watch thanks you for your latest report. We are deeply concerned that Egypt has committed further acts of intimidation and reprisals against individuals cooperating with this Council and its mechanisms. Your report addressed the forced eviction and other violations against individuals who cooperated with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing during her visit to Egypt in 2018, as well as several other civil society representatives and their families. These cases are part of a wider pattern of reprisals and crackdown…

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