21/10/2020 (Agence Europe) – In a letter dated 21 October, 222 European parliamentarians, including 84 MEPs from the EPP, S&D, Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL, Renew Europe and non-attached groups, from 17 Member States, urged the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, to prioritise the human rights of the detainees and immediately release those whose detention is arbitrary. They also call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders advocating for the release of political prisoners. “Violations of human rights are neither necessary nor productive for establishing security and stability”, they explained. The parliamentarians warned that the continued detention of prisoners of conscience not only contravenes common interests, but also the basis of Egypt’s relations with the EU and European countries. See the letter: https://bit.ly/3kj5xQi (CG)