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  • Tuesday ,23 August 2011
العربية

AI calls on Egyptian parties to prioritise shantytowns

By-EG

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Tuesday ,23 August 2011

AI calls on Egyptian parties to prioritise shantytowns

CAIRO – Amnesty International (AI) has appealed to Egypt’s political parties to give priority to shantytowns, in order to achieve social justice and dignity, two of the recent revolution's demands, the official Middle East News Agency reports.

During its meeting in Cairo on Tuesday, AI announced that there are about 12 million people living in shantytowns in Egypt.