EU: Egypt Support Risks Complicity in Abuses
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EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell (L) meets with Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, July 13, 2021.
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(Brussels) – The European Union’s negotiations on an upgraded bilateral partnership with Egypt risk missing an opportunity to press for human rights reforms in the midst of the country’s ongoing economic and human rights crises, Human Rights Watch said today, in releasing a December 6, 2023, letter to EU leaders and member states.
The partnership will likely include additional political and economic support for Egypt without addressing some of the root causes of the country’s dire economic situation, including its brutal and systematic repression. The EU will …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
