Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alex Sobel (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 4 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 14 members in total.

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OPPOSITION TO ONGOING SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN EGYPT

That this House is concerned with the ongoing suppression of freedom of speech in Egypt, with the crackdown on access to social media, the curtailment of democratic rights and the detention of human rights defender, Amal Fathy, for voicing her experiences of sexual harassment; notes ongoing failings by the Egyptian Government to protect women's rights in the areas of sexual misconduct and gender equality; and calls on the Government to limit its co-operation with the Egyptian Government until its commitment to human rights norms can be demonstrated, including freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and the immediate release of Amal Fathy to her husband and three-year old child and with a guarantee that she may live her life without fear of prosecution.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1483 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

Alison Thewliss

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Subjects

Africa Equality Human rights Politics and government

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk