
HRW calls on Egypt to revoke âblasphemyâ article in penal code, condemns sentencing minors
The international rights observer Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government Monday to quash prison sentences handed to four minors over âreligious contemptâ charges and to ârevoke the penal code article that authorities use to prosecute blasphemyâ. The minors were charged with âmocking Islamic prayer ritualsâ and publishing a video âwhich disrupts public …