Egyptian detainees appeal to the authorities, Al-Azhar Grand Imam and the judiciary to end their ordeal

The Families of Egyptian Detainees Association (FEDA) has confirmed receipt of a new appeal from pretrial detainees held in Egyptian prisons, addressed primarily to the country’s leaders and public opinion leaders, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, religious scholars, civil society leaders, professional and labor unions, human rights organisations, legal professionals and members of the judiciary, university faculty members, and the Egyptian people in general. The appeal sets out a number of demands, foremost among them an end to the ongoing waste of detainees’ lives and potential, the application of genuine justice, an end to political division and political retaliation against opponents, and, ultimately, the preservation of the state and its national institutions. Among its specific demands, the appeal calls for […]