In a letter addressed to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt on 8 November 2024, the following parties have expressed serious concerns regarding the amendments being undertaken by the Egyptian government to the Criminal Procedures Law:
– The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
– The Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association;
– The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders;
– The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers;
– The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism;
– The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention;
– The Working Group against Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
