Egypt rejects UNCHR report on its human rights conditions
The Foreign Ministry strongly rejected a United
Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) report on human rights conditions in
Egypt.
The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, rejected what
was mentioned in the report saying that it is not acceptable to see such a kind
of document coming from a United Nations organ, which he criticized for lacking
accuracy and being based on assumptions and impressions that only aimed at
disseminating information that is contradictory to reality and facts on the
ground.
He said in a statement released late Friday night
that the report, as the UNCHR itself has indicated, is founded on uncertified
information which only means that the allegations it contains are based on
wrong perceptions and uncorroborated hearsay.
“Rushing to make judgements” is an act that reflects
non-professionalism on the part of the UNCHR, he charged.
He asserted that Egyptian authorities abide by law
and act with clarity and transparency when they take legal action against any
person.
He also asserted that no citizen in Egypt is
detained or brought to trial for making actions that are allowed by the law or
for criticizing the government. But, for sure, a citizen who commits a crime is
punished for breaking the law, he added.
He made it clear that the Egyptian law and
constitution grant people the right to protest peacefully. “But, to exercise
that right they have to comply with certain standards and rules,” including,
informing the authorities concerned of their intention to stage protests and
ensuring that they do not act in a way that disturbs social peace and harms the
rights of other citizens, he said.
