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Egypt: New Laws Entrench Military Power Over Civilians

March 6th, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

(Beirut) – In early February 2024, the Egyptian authorities issued new legislation that will entrench and widen the already broad powers of the military over civilian life in a manner that undermines rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The new laws grant sweeping new authority for the military to fully or partially replace certain functions of the police, civilian judiciary, and other civilian authorities and further expand the jurisdiction of military courts to prosecute civilians. On January 22, a new law and amendments to an existing law were presented by the government to the parliament, which swiftly approved them with…

Rule of law to consolidate high-level opening-up

March 6th, 2024Hisyu0 Comments

March 5, 2024 BEIJING – China will continue to promote high-quality opening-up through the rule of law, with stronger legislative efforts to continue to safeguard the legitimate interests of foreigners and overseas enterprises in the country, said an official from China’s top legislature. Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress, said at a news conference on Monday that China will promote the strengthening of the rule of law in the process of expanding opening-up, and consolidate its legal foundation for high- quality opening-up. Lou said that the NPC Standing Committee has formulated and revised…