rights defenders, and the threats made against Mr. Abdel Fattah and
Ms. Abdel Fattah. If no inquiries have taken place, or if they have been
inconclusive, please explain why.
5.
Please provide detailed information as to the physical and mental integrity
of Mr. Abdel Fattah, Mr. El-Baqer and Ms. Abdel Fattah, and what efforts
have been made to ensure their effective access to all necessary medical
assistance while in detention.
6.
Please provide information as to why Mr. Abdel Fattah, Mr. El-Baqer and
Ms. Abdel Fattah have been prevented from engaging in sufficient contact
with their legal representatives and families, and explain how this is in line
with international human rights standards, including article 10 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
7.
Please provide detailed information on what steps have been taken to
ensure that fair trial guarantees have been afforded to Mr. Abdel Fattah,
Mr. El-Baqer and Ms. Abdel Fattah in line with international human rights
standards.
8.
Please provide information on what steps have been taken to ensure that
defamatory statements made in the media against human rights defenders
and civil society organisations are remedied immediately.
9.
Please provide information on the measures in place to ensure that human
rights defenders and civil society organisations are able to cooperate with
UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights,
including by disseminating information on all human rights and
fundamental freedoms, without fear of intimidation or reprisal of any sort.
10.
In connection with the above, please provide information as to the reasons
of the reported questioning of Mr. El-Baqer about his work at the Adalah
Center for Rights and Freedoms, and his engagement with the United
Nations in the context of the UPR of Egypt.
11.
Please provide detailed information as to the specific measures that have
been put in place to ensure human rights defenders, including human rights
lawyers, in Egypt can carry out their legitimate work in a safe and enabling
environment without fear of judicial harassment of any kind.
12.
Please provide information in details of how your Excellency’s
Government’s counter-terrorism efforts comply with the United Nations
Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001), 1456(2003), 1566 (2004), 1624
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