Submission to the Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on the UK’s Engagement with the Middle East and North Africa

Submission by REDRESS to the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on the UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa. The submission urges the UK to leverage its close political and economic ties with Egypt to pressure President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime to enact human rights reforms to challenge torture, prioritise the protection of human rights, and promote accountability for Egyptian officials involved in committing torture and other human rights violations.