Climate for political participation in Egypt deteriorates further: Democracy International
Political environment and electoral system’s design raise doubts on extent parliament could truly represent “range of opinions in Egypt”, says report
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Political parties disagree on constituency of elections lists distributions
Mehleb met parties’ representatives to amend electoral districts law
What UPR recommendations did Egypt reject?
The rejected recommendations dealt a range of issues such as death penalty, torture, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, detention facilities, military courts and protest law.
Rights groups sceptical on government’s response to UPR recommendations
Practices prove the contrary, the NGOs say
AFTE blames government policy for university tension
Human rights organisation proposes 13 recommendations to protect students’ rights and freedoms
No clear answers from fact-finding committee for post-30 June violence: NGOs
Presidential decree mandates that the committee cannot publish its findings to the public
Forum submits recommendations to Constituent Assembly
Recommendations call on assembly to provide details on rights and freedoms within the constitution and not leave it up to legislation
State Litigation Authority fears constitutional amendments may lead to more corruption
Authority suggests that the assembly reconsiders changes made by the legal experts committee