A study of Egypt’s record on human rights reveals inconsistencies and contradictions. The country has officially demonstrated a commitment to human rights as far back as 1948, when Egypt strongly supported the U.N. General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.¹ Egypt has acceded to major international human rights conventions² and has articles in its constitution³ that, on their surface, support human rights. Egypt also has laws, national institutions, parliamentary committees, ministry offices, an undersecretary of state for protection of human rights and international humanitarian social issues, and more than 40 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)⁴ that address human rights. As a result, in some areas, Egypt’s human rights record has improved over the past decades. Read More | Comments