The item no. 76 of the Egyptian Constitution

Results and recommendations

SO What...?

The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid, AHRLA, at many occasions referred to the aggravation of the political and economic conditions in Egypt, as well as to so many aspects of human rights violations, which would lead to worsening the entire social status, particularly with reluctance in madding the amendments on political practices in Egypt that be demanded by civic society actions and its vital forces. In more than one press release AHRLA has mentioned that the Egyptian regimen approach in dealing with change opposed voices that ask for change, such approach that gives the security matters the only and extreme importance will feed the unconcern state of very wide scale among people, this unconcern state may fear the regimen itself at any confronting with outer powers in the close future, the same situation can kill any wanted possibility of improving of the current conditions.

The experience of The referendum on the amendment the item no. 76 of the Egyptian Constitution, that occured last Wednesday 25 May, has a significant proof about how seriously the Egyptian regimen deals with the change demands raised by the political parties, syndicated organizations, the civic society foundations. These demands are: the necessary separation between different authorities, to halt the corruption and all kinds of undemocratic practices in treating the citizens, release and keep the public freedoms, respecting the well of citizens through the honest and fair elections.

The reports that come from the AHRLA watching teamwork on the referendum process, assured by other testimonials and Egyptian provinces, asserted a number of exceeding practices could throw suspicions on the formal declared results, and the most important these exceeding practices were:

- The governmental new trick in juggling with votes by the immigrants lists, to cover the refraining of the most citizens.

- the absence of judgmental supervision, and satisfaction only honoring represent of judges in too little general elections balls.

- the security forces using of the violence and hard terror against the people who support the boycotting of the referendum.

- mutual supporting between the policemen and the National Party supporters in their savaged abuses and violation against the Kefaya (Enough) movement members, and sexual harassment against the female citizens who support the boycotting of the referendum.

- random arrest and detention of citizens who support the boycott for many hours

- Using the buses and cars belonged to the government and some important businessmen in transport a very large number of employers and workers to force them by terrifying or temptation to vote with amendment of the item no. 67.

Using the Egyptian TV. And the national newspapers , owned to the state, in intensive propaganda during the few days before the referendum, which deliver a message to simple people that the referendum will be on the president personally.

The Association for Human Rights Legal Aid thinks that it is necessary to halt the Egyptian governmental responsible persons underestimation and ignoring the international standards and the same attitude towards the application of the international conventions which guard the human rights in Egypt, at the same time AHRLA asserted that there is only one way to master the state of law, it is the way of consideration the democracy as a way and transparence as a tool, with no more reluctance, and to get rid of slight and very stupid argument about the philosophy of the wise ruler before the immature people. AHRLA demands to provide the vital conditions to achieve the sound democratic atmosphere, by the following procedures:

* Immediate cancel of the emergency sitiuation , and to halt the exceptional laws.

* Release the freedom to form the parties, syndicates, and the civic associations without any restrictions on its activities and stoppage of administrative and security guardianship .

* the necessary separation between different authorities, and made a law secure the judgmental authority for the judges.

* Release the freedom of owing and producing publishing the journals and cancel the detention punishment on journalists in publishing cases.

* Keeping the neutrality of the mass media that owned to the people, expressing all political opinions and directions in Egypt. * Restrict the role of the interior ministry on keep the security and order, and secure the elections process under complete judgmental supervision. And to restrict the membership of the general committee that will be held on judges.

* Purifying the schedules and lists of the voters, and the verification of the elections process under complete judgmental supervision. – breakdown the organic relationship between the National Party and the state organizations.

The complete Report is in AHRLA offices