Egypt: Press Briefing Note On Egypt-Detention of Human Rights Defenders

press release

Geneva — The arrest of three human rights defenders in Egypt this week is a very worrying development that underscores the extreme vulnerability of civil society activists in the country.

Gasser Abdel Razek, the Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was arrested by security forces yesterday.

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