President Abdel Fattah Sisi appeared in a TV interview, Monday, with French state-run TV channel, France 24, in which he tackled human rights issues and conditions in Egypt as well as the country’s war against terrorism. Sisi: Egypt is doing its best to respect human rightsDuring the interview, Sisi stated that Egypt pays great respect to human rights and works effectively to guarantee the dignity of the people, saying that there were no political detainees in Egypt. “Egypt is doing its best to respect human rights, Egyptians have elected me to undertake this task,” Sisi said during the interview. Sisi called on human rights organizations to expand their work and conduct thorough overviews on the human rights conditions in Egypt, saying that he did not accuse any organization of any charge. “I did not accuse any human rights organization of anything.

Source: Egypt Independent October 24, 2017 14:48 UTC