Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi affirmed on Saturday that the Muslim Brotherhood has been decaying the body, mind, and awareness of the people in Egypt for 90 years. In his speech during the discussion session "Human Rights: The Present and Future," launched as part of the National Human Rights Strategy events, he stated that groups that decay the state continue to exist and have created a culture of skepticism and distrust. He questioned whether the state was able to establish stability in the political pathway during the period from 1952 to 2011.
He noted that the pathway changed three times, recalling that during the era of late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the direction was socialist, questioning whether Egyptian society was ready to accept this easily, whether the economic capacity could support this path, and whether the scale of challenges could lead to its success. He remarked, "This did not happen."
Sisi mentioned that following President Nasser's death, Egypt witnessed a different path during President Sadat's era, where significant events unfolded in 10 years. He warned against the destruction of states, which turns peoples into refugees, pointing out that there is one country with 16 million refugees, including 2 million in Jordan, 2 million in Lebanon, and 2 million in Turkey, where there are refugee camps. He questioned the identity of the children in such states.
He continued, stating that those who looked at the state in 2010 aimed to shape generations of terrorists and extremists who would disrupt the region for the next 50 to 60 years. He added that 2011 was a death knell for the Egyptian state, noting that many elements gathered during this period to overthrow the state.
Sisi indicated that God confirmed that everyone is free in their beliefs, but society is colored by a specific ideology, emphasizing that everyone should respect the beliefs and rituals of others.
The Egyptian presidency announced that President Sisi would today launch the National Human Rights Strategy, which includes the main frameworks for a comprehensive concept of human rights in the state, in tandem with Egypt's national developmental course that establishes the principles of the new republic and achieves the goals of Egypt Vision 2030.
The official spokesman for the presidency explained that the strategy is the first self-contained, comprehensive, long-term strategy in the field of human rights in Egypt, as it includes developing state policies and directions in dealing with several related issues and building upon the actual progress made in recent years to maximize rights and freedoms and overcome challenges in this framework. He added that the strategy aims to further enhance and respect all civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights and reinforces the state's efforts in supporting the rights of women, children, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, and all segments of society.
