(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2006 EOHR press release: EOHR Announces the Release of its Annual Report 2005 on Thursday 21st September 2006 EOHR will hold a press conference on 21 September 2006 to announce the release of its 2005 Annual Report, which documents the human rights and basic freedoms situation in […]
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2006 EOHR press release:
EOHR Announces the Release of its Annual Report 2005 on Thursday 21st September 2006
EOHR will hold a press conference on 21 September 2006 to announce the release of its 2005 Annual Report, which documents the human rights and basic freedoms situation in Egypt throughout 2005.
The EOHR Annual Report is one of the organisation’s most important releases, as it gives a general view of the human rights situation over a year based on information collected by EOHR.
The report documents violations relating to different aspects of human rights.
In the case of civil and political rights, EOHR’s Fieldwork Unit monitored and documented violations that fall under this category, such as violations of the right to life, freedom and personal rights; the right to form political parties, associations and syndicates; the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly, and political participation; the rights to a fair trial and, for prisoners, to fair treatment. As for economic and social rights, the Fieldwork Unit documented violations experienced by Egyptians abroad, in addition to violations to the right to work, healthcare, housing, education and a clean environment.
EOHR affirms that these documented violations represent only examples and are not statistically comprehensive. They are just indicators of the occurrence of violations of such rights. EOHR has maintained a level of neutrality and objectivity in documenting these violations.
The report is divided into three main sections:
Section one tackles legal developments, judicial verdicts and all procedures related to human rights.
Section two, the main body of the report, contains outcomes from monitoring, documenting and following up on cases.
Section three presents statistical data on EOHR’s activities, such as monitoring, documenting and promoting a human rights culture, and its special programme on legal aid for women.
The EOHR 2005 Report also contains a set of recommendations and demands concerning the rights documented. EOHR hopes that the Egyptian authorities will consider these recommendations. In addition, it hopes to draw the attention of intellectuals, writers and all of civil society to these issues, and to unite their efforts to eliminate human rights violations in Egypt.
