World leaders at Cop27 urged to press Egypt over prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Global spotlight on host country has heightened scrutiny of human rights record, with Biden due to meet Sisi Cop27 live - latest news updates As Egyptian officials strive to control the narrative and isolate the case of the detained British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, pressure is mounting on world leaders at Cop27 to acknowledge Egypt's poor human rights record and raise his case. The Egyptian authorities have engaged in a sweeping public relations campaign to try to discredit Abd el-F...