• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Thinkers Magazine
Advertisement
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Sport
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Sport
No Result
View All Result
Thinkers Magazine
No Result
View All Result
Home Foreign

Egypt: Rights Chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger, activist

by Thinkers
November 8, 2022
in Foreign
0
Egypt: Rights Chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger, activist
0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 climate summit being hosted there.
Alaa Abdel Fattah has been arrested many times over more than decade for his activism around violations perpetrated by the security forces and the use of military courts to try civilians. 
“I urge the Government to immediately release Abdel Fattah from prison and provide him with the necessary medical treatment,” Mr. Türk said in a statement. 
Multiple arrests 
Mr Abdel Fattah, 40, is a dual British and Egyptian citizen. The pro-democracy activist was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in 2015 and released in March 2019, but arrested again that September. 
He was then held in pre-trial detention for two years before being sentenced in December 2021 for another five years on charges of publishing false news. 
In great danger 
Mr Abdel Fattah began the hunger strike in April, severely limiting his calorie intake, but stepped it up on 1 November.  
He then stopped drinking water this past Sunday, the first day of the COP27 climate action conference, which is taking place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.  
“Abdel Fattah is in great danger. His dry hunger strike puts his life at acute risk,” said Mr. Türk. “My Office and other UN Human Rights Mechanisms have raised Abdel Fattah’s case and the cases of other individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty and incarcerated after unfair trials on multiple occasion.” 
Release all detainees 
The UN rights chief noted that the resumption of Egypt’s Presidential Pardon Committee had resulted in numerous people being released. 
The Committee was established in 2016 and reviews cases of prisoners held for political crimes, according to media reports. 
Mr. Türk urged the authorities to fulfill their human rights obligationsand immediately release all persons who have been arbitrarily detained, including those in pre-trial detention, as well as individuals who have been unfairly convicted. 
“No one should be detained for exercising their basic human rights or defending those of others,” he said. “I also encourage the authorities to revise all lawsthat restrict civic space and curtail the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association.” 
Against reprisals 
The High Commissioner also warned about possible reprisals against people supporting human rights activists, in particular Mr. Abdel Fattah’s family, who are in Egypt demanding his release.  
He reminded the Egyptian Government of its responsibility to protect the rights and security of all people within its jurisdiction. 

Previous Post

Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods, says UNICEF

Next Post

Children of African descent are not considered children at all, say United Nations experts

Thinkers

Thinkers

Next Post
Children of African descent are not considered children at all, say United Nations experts

Children of African descent are not considered children at all, say United Nations experts

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent News

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64 Million S/Court Contract Judgment

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64 Million S/Court Contract Judgment

June 14, 2025
6,000 Nigerians to receive training as Fire Extinguisher servicing vendors (FESV)  

6,000 Nigerians to receive training as Fire Extinguisher servicing vendors (FESV)  

February 18, 2025
CDS celebrates Christmas, birthday with sick military personnel, civilians

CDS celebrates Christmas, birthday with sick military personnel, civilians

December 26, 2024
Oluremi Tinubu shares N1.9 billion to elderly Nigerians in 36 states, FCT

Oluremi Tinubu shares N1.9 billion to elderly Nigerians in 36 states, FCT

December 17, 2024

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Beauty Tips
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Magazine PDF
  • Media
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Personality
  • Politics
  • Royalty
  • Security Watch
  • Sport
  • Uncategorized
  • Weddings

Recent News

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64 Million S/Court Contract Judgment

Firm Drags Zenith Bank To UK Parliament, ICC Over $64 Million S/Court Contract Judgment

June 14, 2025
6,000 Nigerians to receive training as Fire Extinguisher servicing vendors (FESV)  

6,000 Nigerians to receive training as Fire Extinguisher servicing vendors (FESV)  

February 18, 2025
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Sport

© 2021 Thinkers Magazine

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Exclusives
  • Features
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Entertainment
  • Foreign
  • Sport

© 2021 Thinkers Magazine