CSO warns of the outcome of the referendum

Undersigned human rights organizations warned on this statement of rigging the referendum on the new draft constitution, especially after the press conference held by the National Council for Human Rights Day, and he declared that he should organizations interested in monitoring that received authorization to do so by the Council. The undersigned organizations in this statement on its refusal to be a National Council and trustee of the civil society organizations.

The signatory organizations warn that the climate surrounding the referendum process does not give indications the integrity of the referendum process.

 Having been falsifying the popular will in the formation of a Constituent Assembly does not represent all sections of the people and the currents of political, then insist on accelerating the referendum on the proposed constitution without the provision of a minimum enough time for people to discuss it, try the National Council for Human Rights monopoly organize civil society monitoring the referendum, despite that the Council is neutral and lacks minimum professional standards in its work, but lacks knowledge of human rights, especially after the resignations submitted by a large number of its members, who criticized the performance of the Council Complimenter the official positions of the state and its silence on abuses committed by the party president. At the same time, the involvement of a number of prominent members of human rights violations on multiple occasions by inciting hatred against Shiites and Christians and peaceful protesters opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood and the President Mohamed Morsi at the Federal Palace.

Undersigned organizations also notes that the president of the National Council for Human Rights is the President of the Constituent Assembly to draft the constitution, and that the majority of the members of the National Council are members of the Muslim Brotherhood and representatives of the Constituent Assembly to draft the constitution before the referendum, and therefore they are not neutral. For these reasons was rather the Higher Committee of the exclusion of members of the National Council for Human Rights to monitor the referendum and guardianship of civil society. The undersigned organizations that the only party that provided by law and entrusted with issuing permits monitoring elections are the High Elections Commission, which had already issued a decision in 12/08/2012 constantly work permits follow-up issued by the Supreme Commission for Elections and the Commission on presidential elections for local civil society organizations and international media local and international follow-up to the parliamentary elections 2011/2012 and 2012 presidential elections and the same controls contained the decision of the Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Elections No. 20 for the year 2011.

Hence confirms organizations signed this statement to monitor the referendum on the draft constitution on the basis of the judgment, which has already obtained by the entitlement of civil society organizations in monitoring the elections and on the basis of the Commission's decision of the Electoral monitor the referendum in the same permits follow-up issued in 2011, 2012. Also calls on signatory organizations Egyptian citizens to submit to any breaches Arsduha during the referendum process.

The undersigned organizations

1. The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

2. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

3. Group for Democratic Development

4. The Egyptian Association for Supporting Democratic Development

5. The Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement

6. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information

7. New Woman Foundation

8. Egyptian Foundation for the advancement of childhood

9. Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression

10. One World Foundation for Development

11. Center for Egyptian Women

12. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights

13. United Group, lawyers and legal advisers

14. Enlightenment Center for Development and Human Rights

15. The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights

16. Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights

17. Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence

18. Hisham Mubarak Center for Law

19. Center and the appropriate means of communication for development - Oct

20. Arab Organization for Penal Reform

21. Look for Feminist Studies

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