The video, circulated by social media users of a Kuwaiti sponsor stripping an Egyptian young man of his clothes and torturing him, angered a number of human rights defenders who demanded the government, especially the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Egyptians abroad, to communicate with the governments of the Gulf countries to work to abolish the sponsorship system, which they described as slavery.
A human rights conviction
Human rights lawyer Hafez Abu Sada, head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, expressed his deep concern at the repetition of incidents of violation of the rights of Egyptians living abroad, without restoring their wasted rights, which were guaranteed by international treaties on human rights.
Violating international covenants
Abu Sada affirmed, in exclusive statements to the "Veto", that the recent incident of torture of Al-Masry in Kuwait represents a flagrant violation of international standards on human rights, especially those relating to the right to liberty and personal safety for every person inside or outside his homeland, on top of which is stipulated in Article 5. Of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which prohibits any person from being subjected to torture, cruel and brutal treatment, or degradation.
Monitor violations
The head of the organization called for the establishment of an apparatus in Egypt, affiliated with the Ministry of Immigration, which would be a qiblah for every Egyptian who traveled to one of the Gulf countries, and a problem occurred between him and his sponsor, and there was an injustice therein, and he submits a complaint to this device, and proves that his sponsor is a neighbor against his right or attacked him, and then A committee from the agency examines the problem, after preparing a database for all Gulf sponsors.
He added that whoever brought three complaints against him would be put on a list, so that he would be prevented from sponsoring any Egyptian for a period of three or five years.
Protect the Egyptians
Human rights lawyer Shehata Mohamed, head of the Arab Center for Integrity and Transparency, said that Egypt does not have a real system to protect and defend Egyptians abroad, despite successive governments and despite the presence of a ministry for immigration and Egyptians abroad.
The credit is for public opinion
The head of the center confirmed, in exclusive statements to "Vito", that social media is the one that moves public opinion, and accordingly the officials move, pointing out that earlier, before the spread of the social networking site, similar violations were occurring, but governments did not take any position at the time. In order to preserve its interests and its relations with the Gulf countries.
An abominable system
He added that the sponsorship system is a "reprehensible" system and a form of slavery, and Egypt must use its tools through the Arab alliance with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to abolish it so that those violations and practices that harm the dignity of Egyptians are not repeated.
A form of slavery
Dr. Walaa Jad Al-Karim, president of Partners for Transparency, said that the sponsorship system is only a form of disguised slavery, and the Gulf states should reconsider it.
"Gad Al-Karim" added, in exclusive statements to "Vito", that Egypt must use the distinguished relations it currently has with the Gulf states, and therefore it must take a comparative advantage to abolish the sponsorship system with Egyptian expatriates.
Holding the perpetrator accountable is a positive step
He added that there are many legal means by which we can replace the bailout system, including for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become the guarantee, stressing that attacking any Egyptian outside Egypt is an assault on all of Egypt, and the speed of Kuwait’s response to the arrest of the perpetrator in the incident of torture of the young Egyptian A good move given the strong ties between the two countries
