Some civil rights activists suspect this year’s U.N. climate conference, held in a country reputed for holding thousands of political prisoners, will give the host country a great opportunity to remake its image.
In fact, Egypt is facing a barrage of criticism over what rights groups say is a crackdown on protests and activists,
“The issue of climate reparations to the Global South is very important. It needs to be discussed and taken seriously. But how can you give climate reparations to a country like Egypt when you know the money will mostly be spent on bolstering this repressive, polluting state? As Naomi Klein said in “Greenwashing a Police State”, the summit is going beyond greenwashing a polluting state to greenwashing a police state,” he observed.
More importantly, members of Egyptian civil society, including the allies and environmental groups that are critical of the government, will not be allowed to attend. “How do we engage on global climate policies in a country where there is severe repression of civil society?”
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