(23 September - Geneva)  As Egypt makes a bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council,  compelling evidence has emerged that implicates the Egyptian government and its military in the commission of war crimes and potential crimes against humanity.  In a letter sent to UN member states and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 22 September, Egyptian civil society organizations have called for the immediate establishment of a UN investigation into serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings in Sinai,  and for states to oppose Egypt’s Council candidacy.