Attacks on the Coptic Christian community in Egypt have become a common event. On Palm Sunday, St. George’s Church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and St. Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria were hit by bombs, killing at least 45 people.
Egypt is an authoritarian regime and its constitution is dysfunctional. The nation needs comprehensive constitutional reform. Torture is contrary to human nature, and the government should comply with the guidelines in the Humanitarian Convention §1 and the World Declaration of Human Rights § 18. Article 53 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties are not being observed. Local practices such as abuse of innocent individuals and torture must end, and absolute law must take precedence over international law and the Constitution. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/04/10/palm-sunday-bombings-christians-are-under-chronic-threat-in-the-middle-east/?utm_term=.6a5d630ea458
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The New York Times
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Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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2017-04-10
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Relatives mourn victims of the Palm Sunday bombings during a funeral at the Monastery of Saint Mina in Alexandria, Egypt, on Monday. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)