Human Rights in Egypt

A Human Rights Watch 2018 report on Egypt highlights vast human rights violations, malfunctioning governance and the violation of freedom of religion. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi maintained zero tolerance policy towards dissent, introducing repressive legislation that may end independent associations, reinstating a state of emergency and continuing near-absolute impunity for abuses by security forces under the pretext of fighting terrorism. Let’s now look at the latest in Egypt, and how despite this negative coverage their economy is doing very well.To help us unpack the discussion for the day, we are joined by: • Ibrahim Dean Senior Researcher Afro- Middle East Centre • Dr Shingai Mutizwa Mangiza Lecturer: Political Studies University of Western Cape