Egyptian security forces arrested two lawyers from their homes in Cairo and Giza, a rights group said on Tuesday, as world leaders convened in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss climate change at the Cop27 conference.
The home of Ahmad Natheer al-Helo in the capital Cairo was raided by police on Monday, before he was taken away to an unknown location, according to the Egyptian Network for Human Rights (ENHR). The reasons for his arrest were not made clear.
A day earlier, the home of another lawyer named Ahmad Ghurab was raided in the neighbouring Giza governorate. Ghurab was asked about the whereabouts of his son, who was not home at the time, before being detained, ENHR said.
Ahmed Attar, executive director of ENHR, told Middle East Eye the arrests come amid a “fierce crackdown campaign” by the government in recent weeks.
“Up to 1,000 people have been detained, most of them young people, in a campaign that targeted journalists, lawyers and other citizens in fear of possible protests on 11 November,” Attar said.
‘Up to 1,000 people have been detained, most of them young people, in a campaign that targeted journalists, lawyers and other citizens in fear of possible protests on 11 November’
– Ahmed Attar, ENHR
Egyptian authorities have increased security across the country ahead of hosting the Cop27 summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh between 6 and 18 November.
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-cop-lawyers-arrested-world-leaders-convene-summit
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63542472
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/11/06/egypt-arrests-curbs-protests-cop27-nears
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130327
Source. https://defendlawyers.wordpress.com/2022/11/09/egypt-two-lawyers-arrested-as-world-leaders-convene-for-cop27-summit/
