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I do not know what's on Marc Franco minds , the EU ambassador to Egypt? Writing in al-Ahram Weekly.
Franco said: Seeing in a few years ago, it seems fair to say that Egypt has made a bold step to promote human rights culture at all levels of Egyptian society. Then He goes to mention some of the reform and that the EU supports Egypt in "financial and technical":
First, from an institutional perspective, Egypt has established three new agencies a powerful change agents in the field of human rights: The National Council for Human Rights, National Council Women, and the National Council of Child and Mother.
Secondly, in terms of reforms, Egypt had enacted legislation aimed at improving the situation of women and children in society, including the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) and active policies to protect vulnerable children, especially street children, minimum marriage age for women increased from 16 to 18 years of age and women can obtain the birth of their children without registration, the name of his father, 64 new seats in the Assembly of new people for women candidates; important laws on human trafficking was adopted in May 2010 and new laws on transplantation of organs, which was approved after a long debate on the subject.
Sounds like it's all very well, but what about the electoral fraud, the people who have died in police custody, the bloggers and activists oposisid ipenjara, etc, etc? And what is the importance of circumcision on women's human rights? Or the laws on human trafficking? Prioritize something positive is one thing, but it really sounds silly. Anyone who does not know that about the Egyptians, would get the impression that everything in Egypt, runs nice and cool.
But almost everyone in Egypt inflamed, they know very well, the things said by Franco's become a laughing stock.
Franco's duty is to represent the EU in Egypt, not the Mubarak regime. Franco, a Belgian who previously served in Moscow, recently in Cairo, about a year.
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