Egypt: CPJ, Partners Urge UN Not to Elect Egypt to Human Rights Council

Egypt: CPJ, Partners Urge UN Not to Elect Egypt to Human Rights Council

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 other international and Egyptian rights organizations in urging United Nations member states not to vote for Egypt in October's elections to the U.N. Human Rights Council.

CPJ, partners urge UN not to elect Egypt to Human Rights Council  - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 22 other international and Egyptian rights organizations in urging United Nations member states not to vote for Egypt in October’s elections to the U.N. Human Rights Council. The letter highlights Egypt’s alarming human rights record, noting that the country regularly ranks among the world’s top 10 jailers of journalists, with 17 behind bars in CPJ’s latest annual prison census on December 1, 2024. Rew…

Vote Yes to Human Rights, Say No to Oppression - Egyptian Front for Human Rights

Electing the Egyptian government to the Human Rights Council will reward brutal repression and undermine the international human rights system. We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member states to refrain from voting for Egypt in the upcoming elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2026–2028 term. Membership in the Human Rights Council comes with a solemn responsibility to uphold the highest st…

Vote Yes to Human Rights, Say No to Oppression: Electing the Egyptian government to the Human Rights Council will reward brutal repression and undermine the international human rights system. - Committee for Justice

Vote Yes to Human Rights, Say No to Oppression: Electing the Egyptian government to the Human Rights Council will reward brutal repression and undermine the international human rights system.