International Mechanism Submissions

This joint submission provides additional information to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) following the publication of the List of Issues in relation to the combined fifth and sixth period reports of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) published in October 2023, and ahead of the State’s review before the CRC at the 96th session. It provides that the list of issues failed to make a reference to article 122 of the Child Law, which allows for children to be tried alongside adults, putting the children at risk of the death penalty. Egypt’s State Report has not addressed the risk of the death penalty for children tried alongside adults, particularly in mass trials. The word count of this submission is 1181 words, excluding footnotes, cover page and glossary of terms.