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Amnesty
International is calling it an "execution spree." In the past
few months, the organization has witnessed a terrifying uptick
in government executions carried out by Egyptian authorities,
with no signs of abating. In two months — October and November
2020 — state officials hanged 57 individuals, more than double
the number of people who were officially executed in the
entire preceding year. Of these, 49 were killed in mass
executions held over a period of just 10 days. Many of the prisoners who were rounded up and
put to death during this reign of terror were citizens who
dared to voice their own opinions.
Despite the fact that the
President of Egypt, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, claims there are "no
political prisoners" in the country, that is simply a lie.
Scores of activists and lawyers have been detained in recent
years, including three employees at a civil rights NGO who
were jailed in November. Once in custody, they are typically
tortured into issuing false, pre-written confessions. We need
powerful voices to speak out if we are to have any hope of
changing this tide. Money talks, and that's why we're
calling on BP to use its position of influence to speak out
now. As the largest and most powerful foreign
corporation operating in Egypt, it must utilize its leverage
to end this horror show. Sign the petition to demand that major foreign
investors, including BP, pressure the Egyptian government to
halt these executions now!
Thank you for all that you do,
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Miranda
B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
P.S. All
prisoners of conscience are at risk so long as Egypt is
allowed to continue hanging its own people at will. Tell BP it must use its sway in Egypt to demand
the government end its spree of murders! |
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