IMPORTANT: A statement from the family of Egyptian human right advocate Hoda Abdelmoniem
After 21 days of enforced disappearance by the Egyptian authorities, our family was surprised to find out yesterday, November 21, that Hoda Abdelmonem appeared in the state security prosecution office in cairo. This happened without informing the family or lawyers.
As soon as the family knew, members of the family alongside our lawyers went to the prosecution office. It was a few hours until the lawyers were able to attend the interrogations with her. After four hours of interrogations, Hoda's daughters were able to see her At 2:30 am and were shocked to find that Hoda, the 60-year old mother and grandmother, was in a dire health condition with clear signs of loss weight, psychological trauma, severe signs of instability and shock. She couldn't give a reason for her condition to her family members.
The appearance of our mother, the former member of the National Council
for Human Rights, after weeks of disappearance makes us very worried
especially with her remaining in detention. Hoda Abdelmonem is a public
figure with well known character, her activities are all practiced in
public and her work and home addresses are known to the authorities.
We can see no reason to first abduct and hide her, then keep her in detention but as a sense of revenge by the Egyptian authorities because of her activism and advocacy.
The Ministry of Interior has the full responsibility for her safety and wellbeing.
The Family of Hoda Abdelmonem
22 Novemebr 2018
#WhereisHoda #FreeHoda
We can see no reason to first abduct and hide her, then keep her in detention but as a sense of revenge by the Egyptian authorities because of her activism and advocacy.
The Ministry of Interior has the full responsibility for her safety and wellbeing.
The Family of Hoda Abdelmonem
22 Novemebr 2018
#WhereisHoda #FreeHoda
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