UN Experts Urge Egypt to Stop Executions
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UN experts expressed grave concern about the confirmation of the death sentences against seven individuals by Egypt's highest court on January 24, 2024. The experts stated that the executions would constitute arbitrary killings in violation of the right to life as a result of unfair trials and other human rights violations. The cases allegedly involved enforced disappearances, incommunicado detention, torture, forced confessions, denial of access to lawyers and family visits, protracted pre-trial detention, solitary confinement, inhuman detention conditions, and mass trials before special terrorism courts that did not meet fair trial standards. The experts called on Egypt to halt the executions, independently investigate the alleged human rights violations, and review the judicial proceedings in light of Egypt's international obligations. They also urged Egypt to consider abolishing the death penalty.

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