In his speech to the high-level segment of the 37th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry criticized what he called fabricated news circulated by media on the human rights situation in Egypt, referring to a report published on Friday by the BBC on enforced disappearances.<\/p>\n
\u201cEgypt is keen every year to inform the international Human Rights Council about its achievements in promoting democracy and the rule of law. In less than a month the presidential election will take place, becoming the fourth electoral event after the revolution of June 30,\u201d Shoukry mentioned, emphasizing the integrity and transparency of elections in Egypt.<\/p>\n
Shoukry regretted the performance of media that \u201clacks professionalism and circulates news based on fabricated sources like the BBC\u2019s report which was published last week on Egypt.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Shoukry, a woman who claimed to have been subjected to enforced disappearances and torture as mentioned in the report, denied the allegations after the report was published, proving thus that the report has been fabricated.<\/p>\n
Egypt\u2019s Minister of the House of Representatives Affairs will present during his visit to Geneva next week a report to the Human Rights Council on Egypt\u2019s commitment to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).<\/p>\n
The The BBC published on Friday a 5,000-word article and video report entitled \u2018The Shadow over Egypt\u2019, which addresses the country\u2019s human rights conditions and alleged torture.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Shadow over Egypt\u2019 includes interviews with families of alleged victims of torture and enforced disappearances conducted by security apparatuses.<\/p>\n
The BBC report highlighted a woman which it claimed was subject to forced disappearance by security forces.<\/p>\n
The BBC report showed photos and video of a mother, and the house of the girl who was allegedly forcibly disappeared.<\/p>\n
(Egypt Independent)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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