President of the "Forum of Dialogue": satisfied with the draft law on associations .. Qatar does not know human rights

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Said Abdel Hafez, President of the Forum for Dialogue on Development and Human Rights, said that the periodic report submitted by Egypt to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has exerted great effort and was based on a simple language supported by documented information in all fields related to civil, political, economic and social rights.

He added that Minister Omar Marwan had a great role as the head of the Egyptian delegation during the presentation of the periodic report to the African Commission in drawing the attention of the commissioners of the African Commission on Human Rights to the challenges faced by Egypt, The situation of human rights in Egypt, pointing out that the Committee thanked the delegation of Egypt for its report.

He pointed out that Egypt's hosting of the 64th Session of the African Commission on Human Rights held in Sharm El-Sheikh was an important indicator of Egypt's openness and appreciation of the African mechanisms and a positive message to all international organizations and UN Special Rapporteurs that Egypt has nothing to fear and that there is a climate that allows all international organizations By freely expressing their views.

"Human rights in Egypt, like all other countries in the world, have challenges. At the heart of these challenges is the fight against terrorism. It has tangible successes in several rights, including women's rights, refugee rights, combating illegal migration and rights of people with special needs. In which there is a tangible success praised by regional and international institutions and there are still some rights, especially civil and political need to do more to overcome the transitional stage and confused experienced by Egypt. "

He pointed out that the African Commission on Human and Peoples 'Rights has accumulated experience in the issue of displacement and migration and that there are many agreements and protocols issued by the African Union to curb this phenomenon and to ensure the return of displaced persons or refugees' enjoyment of their rights in the countries where they have taken refuge.

He stressed that the Egyptian presidency of the African Union will allow the Egyptian organizations to participate more in the activities of the Union and will contribute to presenting the true picture of the situation in Egypt, far from the false image issued by some organizations that took advantage of the absence of African participation in distorting the facts about Egypt.

Saeed Abdul Hafiz, the chairman of the Forum for Dialogue on Development and Human Rights, pointed out that the NGO Law reached its pre-final stage and that the Council of State will review its texts in preparation for sending it to the House of Representatives for discussion and approval. "We are very satisfied with the new project which has been subject to discussions and Organizations and the government. I believe that the new law avoids all texts that have already been reserved by the Egyptian organizations and some international institutions. "

On the human rights situation in Qatar, Said Abdul Hafez said that Qatar does not know what is called human rights and that it is a closed emirate with broad powers for the Emir. He stressed that there are no parliamentary councils, elections, parties or human rights organizations.

Said Abdel Hafez, president of the Forum for Dialogue on Development and Human Rights, said reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are mostly politicized and biased, adding that Human Rights Watch reports lack professionalism and reference to international conventions.

Said Abdul Hafez said Human Rights Watch relied on some extremist activists in Egypt who provide false information about the human rights situation. "But in any case, responding to these reports and refuting them is very easy. We just need systematic, The language of attack and youth. "

It is worth mentioning that the Forum for Dialogue on Development and Human Rights sent a report last Tuesday on the violations of human rights in the Emirate of Qatar entitled "Qatar – Lawlessness" to the International Council for Human Rights to join the mechanisms of the Council to examine Qatar's record in the field of human rights, Wednesday at the council headquarters in Geneva.

The forum added that the examination of the Qatar file is being conducted for the third time since the inception of this mechanism in 2008. It is being examined by the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 15, 2019, Representatives of the three countries acting as rapporteurs for the review of Qatar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq and the United Kingdom.

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