ADDIS ABABA (ETHIOPIA): Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been elected chairman of the African Union at the continental frame's summit in Ethiopia.
The rights group Amnesty International warned that el-Sisi's chairmanship would possibly undermine the African Union's human rights mechanisms.
The rights group mentioned Egypt since 2015 has orchestrated a sustained political attack in opposition to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the frame that targets to observe African states' human rights information.
"Dozens of cases alleging serious human rights violations have been lodged against Egypt at the ACHPR," it mentioned.
El-Sisi's election brought to an end the one-year chairmanship of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame.
African Union chairmen set agendas of problems to be addressed throughout their one-year tenure.
The rights group Amnesty International warned that el-Sisi's chairmanship would possibly undermine the African Union's human rights mechanisms.
The rights group mentioned Egypt since 2015 has orchestrated a sustained political attack in opposition to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the frame that targets to observe African states' human rights information.
"Dozens of cases alleging serious human rights violations have been lodged against Egypt at the ACHPR," it mentioned.
El-Sisi's election brought to an end the one-year chairmanship of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame.
African Union chairmen set agendas of problems to be addressed throughout their one-year tenure.
Egypt's el-Sisi elected new chairman of African Union
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