- A group of five UN experts has expressed concern over the treatment of human rights and civil society activists by Egyptian authorities in the run-up to the COP27 summit to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.
- The statement pointed to Egypt’s record of crackdowns on civil society, including the “harassment, intimidation and reprisals” some groups have experienced after working with the UN.
- The UN High Commission on Human Rights called on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which organizes the COP summits, to consider a country’s human rights record when next deciding who will host future COPs.
UN experts condemn Egypt’s human rights record ahead of COP27 07.10.2022
