Statements by some countries on Egypt’s human rights file during the Universal Periodic Review

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Montenegro| On arbitrary arrests we call for accountability of Police and Armed Forces
Morocco| Encouraging more access at work to women.
Mozambique| The national laws to comply with combating international crime, and to put an end to the smuggling of migrants.
Myanmar| Efforts to reduce poverty and measures to raise awareness of human rights
Nepal| Continue taking steps for creation of functional job opportunities for youth.
The Netherlands| Ensuring freedom of expression on the internet and ensuring freedom of opinion and expression in the light of the reports we have of enforced disappearances.
New Zealand| Freedom of opinion and expression and the moratorium on the death penalty.
Nicaragua| Protection of all citizens and providing them the right to food and water.
Nigeria| Ensure equal opportunities and fight corruption.null

Norway | Inviting Special Rapporteurs, ensuring freedom of expression online and offline, stopping torture, ending and abolishing executions.
Peru | Ensuring that fighting terrorism comply with international human rights standards.
Philippines | Raising awareness of the rights of women and girls and reducing poverty in rural areas.
Portugal | Concerns that Egyptian courts have sentenced children under 18 years old, and call for stopping the death penalty and its abolition.
Korea | Take measures to achieve a safe space for human rights organizations and their individuals and ensure that the fight against terrorism guarantees basic rights and respect for human rights.
Rwandan | put a moratorium on the death penalty for its abolition.
Senegal | Continue cooperation to ensure the independence of the judiciary
Seychelles | Accession to the Convention for the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearance and Enacting a legislation to protect freedom of opinion and expression.
Slovenia | Putting an immediate moratorium on the death penalty Studying access to economic and social rights.
South Africa | Cooperation with regional and international human rights mechanisms.
Spain | The need to combat terrorism while respecting fundamental international human rights and recommending freedom of opinion and expression.
Palestine | Accession to international agreements to which Egypt is not yet a party.
Sweden / Human rights situation raises our concern- Stopping restrictions on civil society’s expression. Reducing the number of detainees.
Switzerland / Freedom of expression and peaceful assembly is essential. The families of detainees must have access to their families. Ensure fair trials.
Togo / Accession to the International Convention for the Protection of Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Tunisia / Continue to cooperate with the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms
TURKEY / Excessive responses by the Egyptian government against freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are unacceptable. Conditions of detention and death of President Morsi should be investigated. Investigating allegations of torture to prevent them. Ensuring that the death penalty is reviewed and abolished.
Ukraine / Elimination of violence against women. Reducing school dropout.
UK / Releasing of detainees, journalists and activists.
USA / Guarantees of accountability, investigation and prevention of impunity for allegations of torture and enforced disappearance. Releasing detainees. Commitment to support civil society. Fair trial guarantees.
Uruguay / moratorium on the death penalty.
Uzbekistan / Develop a plan for unregulated housing and promote women’s employment.
Venezuela / What measures have been adopted to ensure a moratorium on the death penalty?
Ecuador / Combating corruption and ensuring impartiality and integrity in the investigations. Ensuring the protection of the rights of human rights defenders.
Estonia / Accession to the Statute of the International Criminal Court
Fiji / Egypt continues ensuring the rights of women and children. Strengthen efforts to prevent prosecution and retaliation. Keeping communicating with UN mechanisms.
Finland / Allowing defenders and members of civil society organizations to express without prosecution.
France / Put a moratorium on the death penalty to abolish it. Ensure freedom of the press. Ratify the Convention on Forced Disappearance. Ensure visits by relatives of detainees.
Germany / lifting travel ban on Egyptian human rights organizations’ members. End pre-trial detention and organize family visits to detainees. Stop criminalizing the activities of human rights workers.
Canada / Take measures to prevent prosecution and retaliation against those who deal with the United Nations and prosecute those responsible.
Iceland / Suspension and abolition of the death penalty. Protect human rights defenders.
Indonesia / Rural Poverty Reduction.
Iran / Rural poverty reduction. Fight corruption.
Iraq / Maintaining Family Support Policies.
Ireland / There are laws criminalizing torture, but the situation of detainees says otherwise. Investigating effectively the allegations of torture and the accountability of those responsible. Release of detainees.
Italy / Suspend the death penalty, amend the Human Rights Organizations Act and abolish torture and other ill-treatments.
Japan / Strengthening policies to protect refugee rights
Jordan / Enhancing physical health of citizens and providing a working environment for women.
Kazakhstan / Continue to cooperate with the Human Rights Council