Egypt's human rights record

On 5 November 2014, Egypt is to have its human rights record considered by the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the four years since Egypt’s last Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the state has undergone great changes. Firstly, a popular protest led revolution which toppled Mubarak’s dictatorship, resulting in the first democratically elected leader in Egypt’s history. Secondly, a violent military coup that led to unprecedented repression and human rights violations. Jessica Purkiss will be live blogging the UPR of Egypt at the UN from 8am - 11.30 (9am - 12.30 local time), from our office in London. Amelia Smith will be live blogging the press conference from the Geneva Press Club, from 1pm (2pm local time) onwards. The conference will respond to the findings of the UPR.