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Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt

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Global leaders are meeting at a pivotal conference in Egypt to discuss climate change, but human rights are overshadowing the beginning of the COP27 summit. The family of one of Egypt's most prominent political prisoners could die in detention within days, highlighting the Egyptian government’s widespread crackdown on its critics. Nick Schifrin reports.

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alaa abdel-fattah, alaa abdel-fattah hunger strike, alaa abdel-fattah political prisoner
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