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Egyptian activist stripped of citizenship

Egyptian activist stripped of citizenship

THE Egyptian government should reverse its arbitrary and abusive decision, made in December 2020, to revoke the citizenship of political activist Ghada Naguib, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.  HRW also called on the Egyptian parliament to amend abusive citizenship laws so that they comply with the country’s international human rights obligations.  According to the organisation, on December 24, 2020, Egypt's Official Gazette published the government's decision, signed by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, to strip Naguib, who lives abroad, of her Egyptian nationality.  The decison is based on the Law 26 of 1975, which gives the government the power to…
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