On the 40th Anniversary of the Convention against Torture, We once again Call Upon the Egyptian Government to Amend the Definition of Torture in the Penal Code
July 21 2024 Cairo
On the 40th Anniversary of the Convention against Torture,
We once again Call Upon the Egyptian Government to Amend the Definition of Torture in the Penal Code
On the 40th anniversary of the International Convention against Torture, the Justice Support Foundation affiliated with the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) calls on the Egyptian government to take immediate steps to amend the definition of the crime of torture in Egyptian law to align with Article no. 1 of the international Convention against Torture.
The foundation also calls upon the Egyptian government to sign as well the Optional Protocol attached to the Convention in accordance with Article no 93 of the Egyptian Constitution which mandates Egypts commitment to treaties and international agreements it joins and publishes in the Official Gazette considering them an integral part of national legislation that must be enforced and implemented .
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