UK – Independent, May 28, 2025
UN investigators requested that the Egyptian government “take the steps necessary to remedy the situation of Mr. Abd el-Fattah without delay”
British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained in Egypt and should be released immediately, UN investigators have said.
In a ruling from the United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), a panel of independent human rights experts found that Egyptian authorities have an obligation to release Mr el-Fattah immediately under international law.
In a legal opinion shared with el-Fattah’s lawyers, UNWGAD requested that the Egyptian government “take the steps necessary to remedy the situation of Mr. Abd el-Fattah without delay”.
The panel said: “The appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Abd el-Fattah immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law.”
