International Commission of Jurists
Call to the Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the human rights situation in Egypt

Call to the Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the human rights situation in Egypt

Feb 7, 2011 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

With the strong risk that escalating repression, violence and instability in Egypt could lead to an unprecedented deterioration in the human rights situation, it is critical that the international community take up this issue. 

On 3 February 2011, the ICJ joined a call by NGOs urging the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the “human rights situation in the Arab Republic of Egypt.”  The Human Rights Council should use the Special Session to foster concrete measures to prevent further violations of international human rights and protect those already suffering from such violations.

Egypt-humanrightsviolations-HRC-advocacy-2011 (full text, PDF)

International community must ensure rights of Egyptians are upheld

International community must ensure rights of Egyptians are upheld

Feb 1, 2011 | News

An appeal by Human Rights organizations to denounce the ongoing violence against public protests in Egypt.

We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for democratic reform and government accountability that have been occurring across Egypt since the 25th of January.

Egypt-humanrightsviolations-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)

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