torture
Officer accused of torturing Sayyed Belal to death acquitted
Egypt
February 16, 2016
Officer accused of torturing Sayyed Belal to death acquitted
Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted Tuesday Hossam al-Shennawy, a former colonel with the dissolved State Security Investigation Services, who was accused…
Tortured Italian student died ‘slow death’: Egypt official
Egypt
February 5, 2016
Tortured Italian student died ‘slow death’: Egypt official
CAIRO (AP) — The body of an Italian graduate student who disappeared last month has been found with multiple stab…
Trial of policemen accused of Luxor man’s death to start January 9
Egypt
December 16, 2015
Trial of policemen accused of Luxor man’s death to start January 9
The head of the Qena Appeals Prosecution, Adel Ezzat, announced on Wednesday that the trial of the policemen accused of…
British resident held in Guantanamo Bay says UK officers witnessed torture
World
December 13, 2015
British resident held in Guantanamo Bay says UK officers witnessed torture
The last British resident to be held at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has told a newspaper that…
Rights group requests Parliament pass anti-torture law
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Rights group requests Parliament pass anti-torture law
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights is demanding that the government and Parliament pass the anti-torture law that it already…
Two Egyptian policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death
Egypt
December 12, 2015
Two Egyptian policemen jailed for torturing lawyer to death
Two police officers were sentenced on Saturday to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for torturing a lawyer…
Police officer sentenced to 5 years over killing detainee
Egypt
December 11, 2015
Police officer sentenced to 5 years over killing detainee
Damanhur criminal court sentenced a police officer to five years in prison over beating to death a detainee at a…
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
Egypt
December 10, 2015
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
A group of Egyptian NGOs slammed human rights violations by Egypt’s Interior Ministry, which saw a number of citizens subjected…
9 officers to stand trial over fatal torture of detainee
Egypt
December 10, 2015
9 officers to stand trial over fatal torture of detainee
Egypt’s General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq has referred nine police officers from Luxor to criminal trial over charges of torturing a…
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
Egypt
December 8, 2015
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
A digital media freedom advocacy group has dismissed the Interior Ministry’s response to recent incidents of fatal torture of detainees…