Re: Official visit to Egypt

In fact, torture is a widespread policy nurtured by the total impunity of the Egyptian security forces and the approval of the highest levels of government. [...] The politicisation of the judiciary and the lack of implementation of human rights, including those enshrined in the constitution, only encourage this vicious cycle. [...] The most blatant of those cases is the inquiry into foreign funding 173 of 2011, which has already led to the closure of five international organisations and of which the investigations targeting Egyptian organisations are still ongoing. [...] In particular, we ask you to respect the Common Position 2008/944/PESC of the European Union defining the common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment and the conclusions of the Council of the European Union of 21 August 2013. [...] We also urge you to bring the following demands to the Egyptian authorities: Conduct an independent and impartial investigation into the murder of Giulio Regeni, the results of which must be made public; Ensure that detention facilities, including police stations and unofficial places of detention, are placed under the control of the judiciary and respect international human rights law, includ.