On February 26 a Misdemeanor court in the city of Helwan sentenced Kamal
Abbas, the general coordinator of CTUWS, in absentia, to six months
imprisonment for “insulting a public officer” during the 2011
International Labour Conference in Geneva. The sentence refers to
Thursday 9 June 2011, when Kamal Abbas interrupted Ismael Fahmy while he
was delivering a speech to the Conference.
Kamal Abbas, who attended
the Conference as a representative on the ITUC delegation, is accused
of expressing his objection to the claim that the old state-controlled
Egyptian Trade Union Federation truly represented Egyptian workers.
The
international trade union movement is extremely concerned by this
sentence against Brother Abbas, and its implications for Freedom of
Association, Freedom of Expression, and democracy in Egypt.
We ask
you to take part in this campaign to pressure the Egyptian authorities
to immediately withdraw all charges, annul the sentence, and to refrain
from any further harassment against trade unionists or other civil
society representatives for the exercise of their legitimate activities.
Join the global campaign HERE.
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