The Government Must Halt Measures that Alter the Historic Character of St. Catherine's Monastery and Undermine the Rights of Its Monks

The Government Must Halt Measures that Alter the Historic Character of St. Catherine's Monastery and Undermine the Rights of Its Monks

By EIPR- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has renewed its call on the Egyptian government to halt the measures and pressures aimed at changing the historic character and cultural distinctiveness of the St. Catherine’s Monastery site and its constituent elements in South Sinai, particularly in light of UNESCO’s renewed expression of concern over the impairment of the integrity and authenticity of the World Heritage property as a…