Egypt – President Rejects Flawed Criminal Code

Beirut — Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law

The decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt not to sign a flawed Criminal Procedure Code and to send it back to parliament for revision was a positive move, 20 civil society organizations including Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament should completely revise the draft law to eliminate a series of provisions that raised human rights concerns. The following is the groups’…