Posted by: APO | 23 March 2016

Zeid urges Egypt to halt repression of NGOs

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the closure of hundreds of civil society organizations in Egypt and the prosecutions of numerous human rights defenders for their legitimate work since November 2014. “This looks like a clampdown on sections of Egyptian civil society and it must stop,” said Zeid. “NGOs who have played a valuable… Read more on http://africa-newsroom.com/press/zeid-urges-egypt-to-halt-repression-of-ngos?lang=en


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