ODHIKAR CONGRATULATES THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT
ON THEIR VICTORY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
12 February 2011
- After the victory of the peoples’ uprising in Tunisia, the President
of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, finally stepped down from power following 18
days of relentless protest rallies at various Egyptian cities, including
the highly charged gathering at Tahrir Square at Cairo; the mass
uprising was against the corruption and repression of a dictatorial. As
a human rights organisation, Odhikar congratulates the victory of the
peoples’ uprising in Egypt. This mass upsurge was initiated for
establishing democracy and human rights – particularly highlighting the
fight against police brutality, torture and state terrorism. The role of
the younger generation in the revolutionary peoples’ uprising was
remarkable. Odhikar believes that this victory is not only for the
Middle-East but also for people all over the world who are fighting
against violations of human rights and human dignity and state
repression, torture and terrorism; it is a victory for popular democracy
and human rights brought about by the masses. This victory will further
ignite and spark the spirit of the younger generations. At the same time
this uprising is an example of how to resist the abuse of power by the
state by which a section of people or group acquire unlimited wealth and
plunder resources, while pushing the majority people into poverty,
unemployment and vulnerable conditions.
The Egyptian people, specially the younger generation, have educated the
world on how to fight against autocracy using the internet and social
networks even under repressive political conditions and adverse
situations. It is specially to be mentioned that the Egyptian people had
spectacularly demonstrated an effective strategy to keep the people
united despite the ideological, religious and cultural differences, with
the inclusive slogan ‘Egypt is for Egyptians’ for the sake of the common
and greater interests of the people and thus singularly focused on
dealing with the immediate political and social issues that affects all
citizens.
It is needless to say that Egypt will have to overcome more challenges
in the future. As a human rights organisation, Odhikar anticipates that
the people of Egypt will succeed in creating and adopting a democratic
Constitution and will be able to establish a democratic state, following
the transitional phase when power has been handed over to the Military
Council, which has already expressly committed to defend the aspirations
and rights of the Egyptian people.
In Solidarity,
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FARHAD MAZHAR
Advisor, Odhikar |
ADILUR RAHMAN KHAN
Secretary, Odhikar |
