Deteriorating Human Rights and Freedoms in Egypt. Reflections after the Regeni murder

The seminar will shed light on the Egypt's deteriorating human rights and the Regeni case, as well as on the bilateral relations Italy-Egypt and the fragile regional context. The event is organized by the Ph.D. students in “Politics, Human Rights and Sustainability” and “Political Science, European Politics and International Relations” to support the Amnesty International’s campaign “Truth for Giulio Regeni”.

Speakers:

Lorenzo Declich, Freelance Researcher - What we already know and what probably we will never know about the Giulio Regeni case

Gianni Rufini, Director General Amnesty International Italy - Egypt’s enduring human rights crisis

Lorenzo Cremonesi, Corriere della Sera - Western Media and Middle-East dictatorships

Francesca Biancani, University of Bologna - Italy and Egypt. Past and Present of a ‘Mediterranean’ Relation

Francesco Strazzari, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna - Egypt in the regional context

Chairs: Serena Giusti (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), Arturo Marzano (University of Pisa).

Anna Loretoni (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) will open the seminar.

Contacts: Clara della Valle (clara.dellavalle@sssup.it), Alessandro Tinti (alessandro.tinti@sssup.it)