N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Finalize the text of a balanced counter-terrorism law.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Human rights and terrorism
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, as well as the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Enforced disappearances
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider amending the Code of Pleadings and Criminal Procedures with a view to preventing criminal and civil prosecutions of third parties that could lead to curbs being placed on freedom of thought and creativity.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review some reservations which Egypt has entered to human rights treaties in order to explore the feasibility of withdrawing them.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the definition of torture in Egyptian law in order to ensure consistency with the Convention against Torture.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create more human rights curricula for the different stages of education, including university education.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enact legislation on community-based associations, violence against women, the rights of persons with disabilities, human trafficking, trade unions and health insurance.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Labour rights
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conduct a wide-ranging review of Egyptian human rights laws in order to bring them into line with Egypt's international commitments.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- General
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Meet regularly with civil society organizations involved in human rights activities as partners in the promotion of these rights.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Civil society
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the human-rights capacity-building programme and step up efforts to promote and raise awareness of these rights.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Other
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Review the proposal by the National Council for Human Rights on the enactment of a unified law on the construction of places of worship.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 7 - February 2010
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Freedom of religion and belief
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
With regard to the accession to international human rights treaties and withdrawal of reservations of already ratified conventions, the delegation stated that the Government was committed to review the legislations governing citizens' rights in line with the Constitution, and that it is currently reviewing reservations to Articles 2 and 16 of CEDAW in line of the new Constitution and in conformity with the Islamic Sharia.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 20 - October 2014
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Issues
- International instruments
- Women's rights
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