Freedom Of The Press In Egypt

EDM number 533 in 2005-06, proposed by Austin Mitchell on 06/07/2005.

That this House supports the campaign of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) for press freedom in Egypt; notes that Egyptian journalists can be imprisoned for violating public morality, defamation and for insults; further notes that the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression has stated that the imposition of prison sentences for peaceful expression of opinion constitute a serious violation of human rights; welcomes the international solidarity shown by the EJS's sister union in the UK, the National Union of Journalists, in highlighting their campaign; and calls upon the Government to use what means it can to press the Egyptian government to honour its commitment to adopt laws that guarantee freedom of the press.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.