paris french president emmanuel macron say tuesday lecture egypt civil liberties tell visit leader abdel fattah al-sisi strengthen human right interest sisi deny accusations human right group allow force use torture tell paris news conference practice torture ... must wary information publish right organizations france egypt concern political vacuum libya threat jihadist group egypt two countries cultivate even close economic military tie sisi rise power right organizations accuse france macron turn blind eye say increase violations freedoms sisi government 2018 presidential elections approach believe sovereignty state therefore accept lecture govern country lecture others macron say joint news conference sisi paris follow talk deeply hold conviction president sisi interest accompany defense consolidation human right egyptian state context judge french president say 50-minute meet macron bring issue dozen case allege abuse freedoms particular relate egyptian journalists human right activists source close macron say sisi reply journalists question say responsible 100 million egyptians live turbulent time alongside people follow extremist think like co-exist peace come human right evade answer hope understand true context country egypt situation europe intellectual cultural civilization human advancement different region report september human right watch hrw denounce widespread systematic use torture egyptian security force unite nations oct. 13 condemn anti-gay crackdown egypt also slam french indulgence towards repression egypt right group accuse france abandon principles favor economic security interest particularly critical relationship foreign minister jean-yves le drian previous role defense minister develop personal relationship sisi french officials dismiss criticism say new administration follow policy openly criticize countries human right effective private work case case basis react lack progress respect human right democratic standards unite state decide august freeze payment 195 million military aid egypt previous government france conclude several major military agreements egypt include sale 24 rafale combat aircraft multi-mission frigate two mistral warships contract worth six billion euros france discuss possible sale rafale aircrafts sisi french finance minister bruno le maire say early tuesday macron avoid 'lecturing egypt right sisi defend record