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his mandate, and 24/5, which renewed it for an additional period of three years, both call on
States to consider favourably his requests for visits.
Egypt
404. JAL 13/04/2015. Case no. EGY 4/2015. State reply: 28/07/2015. Allegations of
charges against a woman human rights defender for witnessing the violent dispersal of a
peaceful protest and the killing of a female activist.
405. JUA 01/06/2015. Case no. EGY 6/2015. State reply: 02/07/2015; 16/08/2015.
Alleged arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, as well as the denial of medical
treatment of two children.
406. JOL 19/08/2015. Case no. EGY 9/2015. State reply: None. Allegation of undue
restrictions on the right of everyone to freedom of artistic expression under Egyptian
legislation on artistic censorship, and Minister of Culture Decrees.
407. JAL 12/06/2015. Case no. EGY 10/2015. State reply: 18/08/2015. Alleged growing
restrictions on civil society and the increased targeting of human rights defenders in the
context of the implementation of the NGO law and through the use of travel bans.
408. JOL 21/06/2015. Case no. EGY 11/2015. State reply: 05/08/2015. Alleged noncompliance of the national anti-terrorism draft law with the country’s international human
rights obligations, including a number of provisions of the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights.
409. JAL 10/11/2015. Case no. EGY 16/2015. State reply: None. Alleged arrest,
detention and charges to be brought against a journalist and human rights defender.
410. JUA 17/12/2015. Case no. EGY 17/2015. State reply: 02/02/2016. Allegations of
arbitrary arrest, detention, and torture of a peaceful protestor and human rights defender.
411. JUA 08/02/2016. Case no. EGY 1/2016. State reply: None. Alleged arbitrary arrest
and detention of two journalists for the exercise of their right to freedom of expression and
association.
412. JUA 12/02/2016. Case no. EGY 2/2016. State reply: None. Alleged arbitrary arrest,
detention and charges against three human rights defenders for their legitimate human
rights work and the exercise of their rights to freedom of association and freedom of
expression.
413. JAL 23/02/2016. Case no. EGY 3/2016. State reply: None. Alleged attempt to
arbitrarily close a human rights organisation in violation of the rights to freedom of
association and freedom of expression.
Observations
Responses to communications
414. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of Egypt for its replies and urges it
to respond to the grave allegations contained in the letters sent on 8 February 2016 (EGY
1/2016), 12 February 2016 (EGY 2/2016) and 23 February 2016 (EGY 3/2016), as soon as
possible.
415. He recalls the importance of responding to his communications as part of the
Government’s cooperation with his mandate, in accordance with Human Rights Council
resolutions 24/5 (2013), 21/16 (2012) and 15/21 (2010). In the absence of information to
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