Arab Parl't Rejects HRW Statement against Egyptian Army

The Arab Parliament (AP) strongly condemned the statement issued Human Rights Watch (HRW) in which it criticized the Egyptian Army's policies including, home demolitions in the Sinai Peninsula where facing ISIS terrorist militants.

The AP considered this tendentious statement a "new downfall" for HRW which has been releasing statements fostering certain political positions just so far away from human rights work; adding that HRW should sufficiently differentiate between the fight against terrorism and its continuous attempts to politicize human rights issues.

The AP reiterated that the HRW statement broached sovereign affairs limited strictly to the military institution and the Egyptian state, and cannot be interfered with under any justification.

The AP wondered about the suspicious sources on which HRW relied in its statement that included lies and misleading information not based on any objective facts or evidence, the matter which represents a blatant and unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of Egypt.

The AP clarified that the Egyptian Army campaign directed against ISIS militants in Sinai defend the foremost human rights, the right to life, which is hazed by the terrorist organizations.

The AP expressed its outrage and astonishment regarding HRW suspicious position towards the Egyptian Army, as instead of supporting the Egyptian efforts in countering terrorism, HRW dipped into a new level of decline in its work where it fades away entirely from professionalism and credibility; noting that HRW should have a monitor and denounce the continuous violations to human rights committed by ISIS and other terrorist organizations addressed by the Egyptian Army and sacrificing the lives of numerous of its finest Egyptian youth.

The AP stressed its categorical refusal of any offense to the Egyptian Military Institution that plays a significant patriotic role in confronting the terrorist organizations not only to protect the security of Egypt but also to maintain the security of the region and the whole world. The AP affirmed its full support to the sincere and dedicated efforts deployed by the Egyptian Army to counter terrorism which represent a deterrent to the expansion of terrorist organizations to many other countries worldwide.