Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image (RL) Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, and Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Egypt, photographed as part of the Petersberg climate dialogue at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, July 19, 2022. The Petersberg Climate Dialogue serves as a preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference, which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. © Florian Gaertner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has severely curtailed environmental groups’ ability to carry out independent policy, advocacy, and field…

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