Press release

UK response to the release of three human rights workers in Egypt

The UK welcomes the release of three staff members from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights: Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
4 December 2020
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

鈥淭he release of Gasser Abdel Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohamed Basheer is a welcome step.

鈥淲e will continue to monitor their situation closely and stand up for human rights defenders across the world.鈥�

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Published 4 December 2020