This National Human Rights Strategy is a nationwide multisectoral document based on a Vision aiming at advancing human rights in Egypt through enhancing respect for and protection of all civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, stipulated in the Constitution, national laws, and international and regional instruments ratified by Egypt. Its ultimate goal is to enhance equality and equal opportunities without any discrimination. The strategy is based on the following 3 pillars (1) constitutional guarantees for strengthening human rights respect and protection which affirm that the political system is premised on values of citizenship, justice, and equality of rights and duties without any discrimination; (2) Egypt’s international and regional human rights obligations towards the development of international human rights law; and (3) Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030 that seeks to attain inclusive development by building a fair society, which is characterized by equality and just distribution of the benefits of development where the maximum societal inclusion. The Strategy sets out 4 focus areas, concerning different kinds of human rights and which highlight the main strengths and opportunities, challenges, and target results, they are (1) civil and political rights, including life and physical integrity, personal freedom, guarantees for a fair trial, treatment of prisoners, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, and religion and belief, and right to privacy; (2) economic, social and cultural rights, including health, education, work, social security, food, safe drinking water and sanitation, adequate housing, and cultural rights; (3) human rights of women, children, persons with disabilities, youth, and the elderly.
Egipto · 2021-09-01