PALAIS DES NATIONS • 1211 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND
Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; the
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and
protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the right
of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; the
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
while countering terrorism and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment
Ref.: AL EGY 11/2022
(Please use this reference in your reply)
18 November 2022
Excellency,
We have the honour to address you in our capacity as Special Rapporteur on
extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; Working Group on Arbitrary
Detention; Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the
enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; Special
Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental
freedoms while countering terrorism and Special Rapporteur on torture and other
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, pursuant to Human Rights
Council resolutions 44/5, 42/22, 43/4, 51/21, 49/10 and 43/20.
In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Excellency’s
Government information we have received concerning the continued lack of
adequate medical care provided to Dr. Abdelmoniem Aboulfotouh Abdelhadi, in
prison, who is believed to be in a life-threatening state of health.
Dr. Abdelmoniem Aboulfotouh Abdelhadi, also known as Abdel Moniem
Aboulfotouh, was born on 15 October 1951. Aged 71, he is the head of the “Strong
Egypt Party”, a former Presidential candidate, and the former Secretary-General of
the Arab Doctors Union.
Previous concerns regarding the deteriorating health conditions of
Dr. Aboulfotouh were raised in communication UA EGY 15/2021, sent on
12 November 2021. In addition, recent communications AL EGY 5/2022, sent on
29 July 2022, AL EGY 1/2022, sent on 17 March 2022, AL EGY 14/2021, sent on
16 November 2021, and AL EGY 5/2021, sent on 16 June 2021 raised concerns
regarding the deliberate withholding of adequate medical treatment from prisoners in
Egypt. We regret that we have received no response to these communications to date.
We also note that we wrote to our Excellency’s Government on several occasions, to
alert about the critically deteriorating health conditions of several prisoners, who
subsequently died in prison without adequate medical care.