Amnesty International called on the Egyptian authorities to release prisoners of conscience and other detainees at risk due to the current outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
Amnesty also called on the Cairo authorities to release and unconditionally all activists and human rights defenders detained solely for the purpose of expressing their views peacefully, and also to consider the release of detainees without trial, and other detainees who are particularly vulnerable to the disease, as well as the elderly and those with conditions Latent medical.
She drew attention to what she described as documented fears of overcrowding in Egyptian prisons, poor health care and lack of sanitation there.
"For many years, Egyptian prisons are filled with journalists, human rights activists, and peaceful critics," the organization added.
"Concerns about the safety of those detained increase with the spread of the virus, so we call on the authorities in Egypt to show tolerance and take urgent measures that can save lives," she added.
On Thursday, the Egyptian authorities released 15 members from opposition parties and political forces, including professor of political science Hassan Nafaa, political activists Shadi al-Ghazali Harb and Hazem Abdel-Azim, and Abdel Aziz al-Husseini, deputy head of the "Dignity Stream" party.
The arrest of political activists and civil society forces in Egypt raises European and American criticism, while Cairo says it is committed to enforcing the law and upholding freedoms.