Egypt | Advocates for Egypt´s street children face unjust imprisonment
(World News Egypt)

The undersigned political parties and NGOs call for the release of Aya Hijazi, her husband Mohammed Hassanein, and their six colleagues ahead of the court`s scheduled verdict on March 23. The defendants have been held in provisional detention since 2014 in connection with the Belady Foundation for Street Children case. The defendants` continued imprisonment on the basis of fabricated charges is indicative of the government`s continued crackdown on youth initiatives as well its suppression of volunteerism, civic activism, and freedom of association. The street children initiative was part of the larger Belady- Island of Humanity project,...