UPR Info

Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Consider the possibility of ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Exclude from the Constitution the provisions that allow racial discrimination

Accede to/Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (Estonia) (Spain) Cyprus)

Establish a national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles (Malaysia) (Australia) (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of))

Improve the conditions of pretrial detainees by amending section 176 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code to ensure that confessions extracted using torture cannot be admitted in evidence (Ireland); 6

Consider the possibility of ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Argentina); 5

Create a moratorium aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Chile); 4

Provide detainees with an avenue of redress by establishing an independent police complaints commission to investigate allegations of maltreatment of detainees (Ireland); 3

Consider the possibility of ratifying the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Argentina); 2

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Chile); 1

Continue its efforts to improve education

Take effective measures to eradicate racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance

Continue to increase the number of educational opportunities for women and girls, the elderly, persons with disabilities and minorities

Strengthen efforts to provide assistance to victims of human trafficking, including when they are subjected to exploitation and physical abuse.

Provide training for local law enforcement on responding to incidents of religious violence and the abductions of girls especially in rural areas

Consider a moratorium on the death penalty with a view to abolishing it

Reduce progressively the list of capital crimes

Enhance the respect of human rights of detainees and to expedite prosecutions in the respect of the rule of law

Consider inviting additional number of special procedures mandate holders of the Human Rights Council

Consider acceding to the international human rights conventions to which Egypt has not yet acceded and continue efforts to harmonize domestic laws in line with its international obligations under international treaties

Consider conducting a national dialogue on climate change, bringing together all stakeholders and the public to outline priorities to mobilize domestic and global partners and align resources according to the country’s most urgent needs

Accelerate current efforts towards ensuring disability-inclusive education and accessibility, within and around school grounds

Ensure access to quality education for all, in particular for vulnerable children in rural areas or urban migration contexts, and address the high dropout rate, especially among girls

Involve social inclusion of affected communities and disadvantaged groups in natural context within society are taken into account

Redouble efforts to counter trafficking in persons and other modern forms of slavery, in particular related to children, and to tackle with proper legislation and effective policies episodes of abuse and sexual exploitation of children, especially connected with the tourism sector

Foster social cooperation and dialogue among different ethnic groups in order to effectively address discrimination

Strengthen the implementation of national policies and programmes to improve the situation of women and girls and to ensure quality education for children, especially in rural areas

Continue its training activities for officials in the law enforcement and justice systems in its efforts to combat racism and all forms of discrimination

Establish a procedure for the processing and adjudicating of asylum applications