The Human Rights Watch report is “political discourse,” not human rights

The international organization tolerates terrorism and does not check the accuracy of the facts it narrates

In the 2016 World Report, Human Rights Watch mentioned “allegations” related to human rights conditions in Egypt that need to be considered. Although there are calls by Egyptian organizations to the government to take faster steps to improve some human rights conditions and to fulfill the Egyptian state’s obligations in this regard. Much of what Human Rights Watch has reported has clear political implications, and directly serves the agenda of political forces responsible for terrorist and violence practices, at the expense of serving the human rights cause itself.

Much of what was reported by the organization lacks accuracy, objectivity and documented evidence, and includes a “blind” repetition of what some violence and terror groups promote in the Arab region, and its media machine.

The “Watch” report describes terrorist organizations in Sinai as “armed extremists,” which clearly contradicts the essence of Security Council Resolution 1373, which adopted a hard-line discourse regarding organizations and countries that support terrorism, as the report in the language of its speech reduces the impact of these organizations' threats.

The report also describes the Egyptian authorities' evacuation of some residents of the border areas for national security considerations as a “violation of international law,” which clearly reveals the gap between the “Watch” discourse on the one hand and its understanding of reality and the rules of international law on the other hand. The evacuation process took place for limited numbers of the population Those who received satisfactory compensation - according to their testimonies -, and there were no alternative solutions for emptying a portion of the border strip that contains illegal tunnels through which logistical and human support is provided to terrorist organizations in Sinai, and then “coercion” was not provided in this case. .

In addition, the report echoed everything published by the media affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and other extremist groups without evidence, as the report seemed to summarize the human rights record in Egypt only within the scope of the Brotherhood’s relationship with power, which is considered to be “politicization” of Egyptian human rights demands. .

The human rights situation in Egypt needs real and serious reform, and the Maat Foundation and other Egyptian organizations do not stop calling for reform and present alternatives and proposals, and they affirm that “dialogue based on evidence, evidence and visions for a solution” will serve the human rights issue in Egypt and push the authority to fulfill its obligations Faster and better than turning the human rights issue into a mere political issue that seeks to whitewash the reputation of organizations that practice terrorism and violence, incite them, or provide them with political and media cover.