The upcoming parliamentary elections did not distract civil society organizations from starting their preparations to lay down their plans to monitor the parliament as soon as it convened, and the workers in the organizations did not hide the emphasis that the first period for parliament’s work would be the most dangerous because it would contain a review of all laws that were issued in the past period and an assessment of their compatibility with the constitution and rights Human.
Tariq Zaghloul: The upcoming parliament carries a heavy burden
The human rights activist, Tarek Zaghloul, Executive Director of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, confirmed that the next parliament bears a heavy burden, which is to reconsider the laws issued in the absence of the legislative authority.
Zaghloul added, in statements to “The Seventh Day,” that the upcoming parliament is also concerned with issuing a package of laws and legislations to translate and activate the texts of the new Egyptian constitution, especially those related to democracy and human rights.
The Executive Director of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights also announced that the organization intends to follow up the performance of the parliament and members of the upcoming parliament in translating the texts of the constitution into laws and legislation that protect human rights and promote democracy, pointing out that these reports will surely come out with a set of recommendations that will be submitted to the Speaker of Parliament and the government on To be announced to the public first-hand.
Saeed Abdel-Hafez: The next parliament is linked to the crossing of Egypt from the revolution to the state
Lawyer of the veto, Saeed Abdel-Hafez, head of the Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights, and the coordinator of the Egyptian Alliance for Human Rights and Development, which consists of 8 human rights organizations, agreed with him, explaining the coalition's intention to monitor parliamentary performance by monitoring interrogations, interventions, requests for briefing, and draft laws that will be issued by members of Parliament, He pointed out, in exclusive statements to “The Seventh Day,” that the coalition believes that the next parliament is linked to the completion of the political structure and the crossing of the Egyptian state from the revolution to the state.
For his part, human rights expert Alaa Shalaby, Secretary-General of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, said that there are no high hopes held about the position of the next parliament on human rights, especially in light of the willingness of a good number to dispense with and sacrifice human rights in light of the war on terror.
Shalaby added, in statements to “The Seventh Day”, that the most important parliamentary priority is to form an independent election commission and prepare a unified election law, stressing that the organization will address with all the capabilities available to it any draft law that conflicts with the constitution, charters, treaties and international agreements issued by the next parliament. Adding that the organization will also seek to cooperate with the next parliament by submitting a number of bills complementary to the constitution.
For his part, Walaa Jadallah, Executive Director of Partners for Transparency, considered that the role of civil society organizations after parliament is more dangerous than the election period itself, pointing out that the tasks awaiting parliament are a decisive step in the future of Egypt, in which civil society must be prepared to her.
In statements to Al-Youm Al-Sabea, Jadallah said that monitoring the parliament since its inception rests on the shoulders of civil society, which he described as a stakeholder, explaining that the task of reviewing laws and their compatibility with the constitution, which the parliament must undertake once it is in session, will be a heavy burden on Civil society organizations to evaluate the performance of Parliament, especially since there are many temporary laws issued in the past period that need to be reviewed and amended.
Jadallah specified a number of tasks that will be included in the institution’s strategy that it will launch after the elections, including submitting proposals for a number of laws related to combating corruption and promoting transparency and integrity, within the framework of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, which he considered is good but needs real activation, as well as developing An action plan on social accountability and the capacity of civil society and the media to hold the authorities accountable.