Egypt: Reject Draft Criminal Procedure Code

Geneva — Proposed Changes Threaten Fair Trial Rights, Empower Abusive Officials

The Egyptian parliament must reject a proposed draft law that would replace the 1950 Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), Amnesty International, Dignity, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said today. If enacted, the draft legislation would undermine Egypt’s already weakened fair trial rights protections and further empower abusive law enforcement officials.

“Instead of seizing the opportunity…