expressed its deep regret at the fatalities and casualties and had reiterated its
commitment to its obligations towards its Sudanese brothers.
119.
The Respondent State refers the Commission to its submission on admissibility
as it already explained in detail that the incidents were part of the Egyptian
authorities’ efforts to break up the unlawful assembly by Sudanese nationals
in front of the UNHCR Office in Cairo. It further explained the authorities’
efforts to provide care and assistance as well as the criminal and judicial
measures which they had taken in connection with the incidents and the
evidence which the Public Prosecutor had gathered during the investigations
on the incidents.
120.
In its submissions on Admissibility, the Respondent State detailed the efforts
allegedly made by the Egyptian authorities to end the illegal assembly which
included:
a. Arranging several meetings between the representatives of the UNHCR
and the leaders of the protests, with the presence of representatives of the
Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
b. Many Egyptian civil society organizations made extensive efforts to
convince the protestors to end the protest;
c. Some Sudanese government officials in cooperation with the Sudanese
Embassy officials held meetings and opened many channels to
communicate with the protestors, promising to facilitate their voluntary
return to their country along with financial and material assistance;
d. Some Egyptian public figures held meetings with the protestors and the
UNHCR officials to find proper solutions;
e. Some Sudanese public figures tried to mediate and form an agreement with
the protest leaders in return for concessions by UNHCR which would
accomplish most of their demands; and
f. Officials from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held many meetings
with the protestors to convince them to end the protest.
121.
According to the Respondent State, the UNHCR finally declared that they are
unable to fulfil the demands of the protestors as these demands are beyond the
capacity of the UNHCR and the protestors rejected voluntary return, rejected
local integration and demanded reopening of all closed files of Sudanese
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