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The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has so far received about 190 complaints from Qatari students studying in Egyptian universities, who were prevented from completing their studies.
Some of the students were also prevented from attending the final exams last September due to the recent measures taken by the Egyptian authorities which placed restrictions on Qatari students studying in Egyptian universities.
The National Human Rights Committee said that the Egyptian procedures require obtaining security approval before granting Qatari students a visa to complete their studies in Egyptian universities or attending examinations, though the Egyptian authorities had previously said that the Qatari students enrolled in Egyptian universities are excluded from the decision of imposing visas on Qataris wishing to visit the Egyptian territory.
Although some of the students have already obtained the visas to enter Egyptian territory, the Egyptian authorities refused their entry after arrival at Egyptian airports, claiming they did not obtain security approvals, and demanded that they return to Qatar, the NHRC added.
The Egyptian authorities are placing many obstacles in front of Qatari students studying in Egyptian universities, which caused their failure to attend classes, especially since the academic year 2017/2018 has already begun. The Committee warned that these obstacles also caused absence at the second round examinations and the other exams during September and October 2017, stressing that this represents a gross violation of their right to education.
The NHRC said that it had addressed the National Council for Human Rights in Egypt and several international organizations, notably the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as those actions against Qatari students represent a flagrant violation of the right to education.
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