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OSLO, (PIC)– The Oslo-based European network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners congratulated the Egyptians on the success of their protests demanding a transition of authority, and expressed hope that the new phase would be a good omen for democracy and human rights. ”In light of the new changes and the transfer of power to the Supreme Council of the Armed forces, we call for the freedom of all Palestinians detained in Egyptian prisons, those who many testimonies have reported their torture over the past years, which they spent during the former Egyptian regime,” the network’s chairman Mohammed Hamdan said in statements on Friday. ”There are dozens of Palestinians detained unjustly in Egyptian prisons, committing no crime but to defend the people’s dignity,” Hamdan added. ”We, in the European network, hope Egypt will always enjoy safety and security, and will fold the pages of tyranny forever, and that all will be ensured unity, and all present and future groups in Egypt will cooperate in the climate of freedom, justice, and equality to ensure oppression is wiped out in the prisons.” The Norway-based European network is an organization that specializes in defending the rights of Palestinian prisoners across the planet, and is the first of its class in Europe. It works towards a Palestinian society free of prisoners and where ex-prisoners can enjoy all civil and social rights. |
European rights group calls on Egyptian army to free Palestinian prisoners.