Egypt’s Supreme Standing Committee on Human Rights
discussed on Saturday a primary draft of the first National Strategy for Human
Rights, in the presence of the Committee’s Secretary General, Assistant
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamal El-Din, and the
committee’s diverse members of experts and public figures.
“The strategy is built on six axes, including civil and political rights; economic and cultural rights; the rights of women, children, youth and persons with disability; and capacity building,” Gamal El-Din said in a press conference following the committee’s meeting, noting that the strategy represents a future vision and road map that encompass all human rights.
Praising the efforts of a large team who have worked on the strategy throughout the past year, despite the challenges imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic, Gamal El-Din explained that the draft strategy includes a general overview of the situation in Egypt, a detailed plan specifying the main and sub goals, evaluation indicators, and a timeline for execution. “We started by studying and specifying all the strengths and challenges that face the Egyptian nation concerning human rights and we classified all the recommendations that Egypt received from regional and international entities,” the ambassador said, adding that the upcoming step is to conduct sessions in different governorates in order to listen to the public’s priorities and challenges; and accordingly modify the strategy.
Morsy noted that the goal of the national strategy “is to promote, respect, and activate all the basic human rights and freedoms, including civic, economic, social, political, and cultural rights, encompassing everyone without discrimination.” She further stated that the strategy aims for institutional, legislative, and capacity development, regarding women's issues, Morsy specified developing the legislations restricting violence against women, and securing the latter’s right to occupy high executive and judiciary posts without discrimination.
Source: Egypt Today
