Human rights organizations have long accused President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s administration in Egypt of widespread abuses of human rights, including enforced disappearances and torture.
The president of Egypt has previously refuted reports that there are political prisoners in Egypt, citing the importance of security and stability as well as the government’s efforts to protect rights by meeting basic needs like housing and jobs.
For several decades now, the nation of North Africa has benefited from approximately $1.3 billion in foreign military aid each year, which it uses to buy weapons equipment and services from US defense contractors. This assistance is mostly due to the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Over the past ten years, the US Congress has attached human rights conditions to certain funds.
The United States has granted Egypt an $85 million grant, contingent on Egypt “making clear and consistent progress in releasing political prisoners, providing detainees with due process of law, and preventing the intimidation and harassment of American citizens.”
These rules cannot be waived by the executive branch. An additional $235 million will be made available if Egypt adheres to the norms for democracy and human rights. These limitations, however, might be lifted if the executive branch certifies to Congress that doing so is in the best interests of US national security.
The $235 million is another loophole; Egypt may receive it even if it isn’t put to use for “counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs.”
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