What changed
European Parliament resolution on the deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
P9_TA(2020)0384
(2020/2912(RSP))
The deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
PE661.560
European Parliament resolution of 18 December 2020 on the deteriorating situation of human rights in Egypt, in particular the case of the activists of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) (2020/2912(RSP))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, which have been ratified by Egypt,
– having regard to the Constitution of Egypt, notably its Article 52 on the prohibition of torture in all forms and types.),types, Article 73 on freedom of assembly and Article 93 on the binding character of international human rights law,
– having regard to the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples of 1981, ratified by Egypt on 20 March 1984,