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elections is an alarming of the desertification of political life in Egypt during the past two years. It also reveals
widespread awareness of the lack of real political choices offered in these elections, meaning there is little at
stake to motivate even pro-government citizens to cast their ballots.
The coming Parliament will have to review the slew of legislation decreed by the executive in the past two years;
yet with little chance of any substantive opposition force in this chamber, it is unlikely to prove able to play the
role of a real counterweight to the executive. The EU should carefully scrutinize this process, asking for
participative process and for ensuring conformity with international human rights standards. The same attention
should be provided on the presidents campaign to amend the Constitution should also be scrutinized carefully.
Therefore, we ask you to urge the Egyptian authorities to commit to:
disclose of the whereabouts of all detainees held incommunicado and immediately grant them access to
their families, lawyers and doctors;
respect fundamental freedoms, including the right to a fair trial in accordance with international standards,
and immediately release and drop the charges against all individuals detained solely for peacefully exercising
their rights to freedoms of expression, association and assembly;
repeal the November 2013 Protest law (Law 107/2013) severely restricting the right to peaceful assembly, as
well as the 1914 Assembly law, and to review both texts to bring them in line with international human
rights law and standards; and release immediately and unconditionally those jailed solely for peacefully
exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly;
revise the law on associations based on a dialogue with all the relevant stakeholders, so as to comply with
international human rights standards, including regarding access to foreign funding;
conduct independent, impartial and effective investigations into alleged unlawful use of force by the police
and the army and to ensure prompt, independent and impartial investigations into all allegations of sexual
violence, acts of torture and inhuman treatment, prosecute and punish the perpetrators in accordance with
international law;
design and implement a policy to counter the rise of violent extremism, preferring a constructive approach
to promote long-term results of deradicalization and socio-political inclusion of the broader public.
Sincerely yours,
Karim Lahidji
FIDH President