Egypt: CPJ, Partners Urge EU to Push Egypt On Rights and Press Freedom Reforms

Egypt: CPJ, Partners Urge EU to Push Egypt On Rights and Press Freedom Reforms

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 14 other press freedom and human rights organizations on Monday, expressing concern over Egypt's failure to show meaningful progress on human rights, democracy, or the rule of law, despite the European Union presenting such progress as a key condition of the €5 billion (US$5.75 billion) macro-financial assistance (MFA) package provided to the North African country.

CPJ, partners urge EU to push Egypt on rights and press freedom reforms

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 14 other press freedom and human rights organizations on Monday, expressing concern over Egypt’s failure to show meaningful progress on human rights, democracy, or the rule of law, despite the European Union requiring such progress as a key condition of the €5 billion (US$5.75 billion) macro-financial assistance (MFA) package...

Egyptians Deserve Human Rights, Not a Fragile Status Quo Supported by the EU

Two years after the launch of the EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership, there has been no meaningful progress on human rights, democracy, or the rule of law in Egypt, despite the fact that progress on these issues was presented as a key condition for the EU’s €5 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package. Repression continues to deepen, undermining the European Union’s stated pursuit of stability in Egypt, said the signatory or…