2. Calls for the criminal charges against the NGOs and political foundations to be dropped immediately; ca
lls on the Egyptian authorities to ensure that any inspections of domestic or foreign civil society organisations are carried out on the basis of full transparency and impartiality, and in keeping wit
h appropriate legal procedures and international standards in the
area of human rights and fundamental freedoms; considers that these tactics constitute a severe violati
...[+++]on of the right to freedom of association, as provided for in Article 22 of the ICCPR; calls on the Egyptian authorities to adopt a new law on association based on international human rights standards, in close consultation with NGOs and human rights and pro-democracy groups; expresses its full support for the commitment shown and the important and high-quality work carried out by these organisations in support of civil society and the Egyptian people in order to promote peace, democracy and human rights;