Urgent Action Update: New Convictions For "Inciting Debauchery" (Egypt: UA 231.17)

16 individuals sentenced to three years in prison and three years’ probation for “debauchery”, raising the total number of individuals sentenced for their perceived sexual orientation to 49 since 22 September.

1) TAKE ACTION
Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

Immediately and unconditionally release all those detained on the basis of their real or perceived sexual orientation, drop all charges against them, and quash the sentences of those already convicted;
Immediately end all forced anal examinations on detainees that are used to investigate charges related to real or perceived sexual orientation, as they amount to torture and other ill-treatment, and order a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation into the examinations that have already taken place and bring those responsible to justice;
Reject the new bill criminalising “homosexuality” and any legislation which fails to recognise and protect the rights of everyone, regardless of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, to freedom of expression and assembly, freedom from discrimination, privacy, and equality before the law.

Contact these two officials by 16 January, 2018:
Minister of Interior
Magdy Abdel Ghaffar
Ministry of Interior
Fifth Settlement, New Cairo, Egypt
Fax: +202 2794 5529 -OR- +202 792 7189
Email: [email protected] -OR- [email protected]
Twitter: @moiegy
Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador Yasser Reda, Embassy of Egypt
3521 International Ct NW, Washington DC 20008
Fax: 202 244 4319 -OR- 202 244 5131
Phone: 202 895 5400
Email: [email protected]
Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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