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Cairo - A draft Egyptian constitution contains articles that could pose a serious threat to basic human rights in post-Mubarak Egypt, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. <\/p>\n
A 100-strong panel picked in June and headed by senior judge Hossam al-Ghariani has been tasked with drafting the new constitution, after the old charter was suspended following the 2011 uprising which toppled Hosni Mubarak. <\/p>\n
\"The Constituent Assembly has a landmark opportunity to lay the groundwork for respecting human rights in tomorrow's Egypt,\" said Nadim Houry, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch. <\/p>\n
\"But its current draft fails to meet that standard because of vague language or limitations that destroy the essence of many rights.\" <\/p>\n
While the draft upholds some civil, political, social and economic rights, \"other key provisions are inconsistent with international human rights standards and would pose a serious threat to the future of human rights in Egypt,\" the New York-based rights group said. <\/p>\n
It said Article 5 of the draft failed to ban torture, Article 36 threatened equality between men and women, while Article 9 - still under negotiation - \"would amount to a serious threat to freedom of speech and religion\". <\/p>\n
The 2011 uprising that ousted Mubarak and changed the course of the Arab world's most populous nation was largely driven by popular anger at police impunity. <\/p>\n
\"The failure to fully prohibit torture is especially surprising given the fact that anger against police abuse played a central role in the January 2011 uprising,\" HRW said. <\/p>\n
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