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NGOs slam judges’ interrogation over anti-torture draft
Egypt

NGOs slam judges’ interrogation over anti-torture draft

A group of human rights organizations have slammed the interrogation of two judges and a human rights lawyer over a…
Rights advocates say NCHR report balanced
Egypt

Rights advocates say NCHR report balanced

Human rights activists have labelled the Monday report by Egypt’s rights' agency on the human rights situation since June 2013…
Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps
World

Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps

Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected…
Sabbahi: Collective death sentences for Brotherhood questionable
Egypt

Sabbahi: Collective death sentences for Brotherhood questionable

Former presidential runner Hamdeen Sabbahi has said that collective death and jail sentences issued against leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood…
Defendants in EMPC assaults: Humiliating prison conditions
Egypt

Defendants in EMPC assaults: Humiliating prison conditions

Defendants involved in the violence outside the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) in 2013 have alleged humiliating conditions while in…
Law firm submits bill against torture to Sisi, contributors interrogated
Egypt

Law firm submits bill against torture to Sisi, contributors interrogated

The United Group Law Firm has submitted a draft law against the use of torture and cruelty to President Abdel…
Court upholds prison sentences for police officer, informants for torturing prisoners to death
Egypt

Court upholds prison sentences for police officer, informants for torturing prisoners to death

The Court of Cassation has upheld a three-year imprisonment sentence for a police officer and a one-year sentence for 14…
Officers to stand criminal trial for torturing lawyer to death
Egypt

Officers to stand criminal trial for torturing lawyer to death

Two police officers were referred to a criminal trial on Wednesday over charges of torturing a lawyer to death, a…
NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
Egypt

NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations

An NGO has voiced concern over latest revelations by the National Council for Human Rights concerning the alleged torture of…
Prosecution orders probe into prison torture allegations
Egypt

Prosecution orders probe into prison torture allegations

Egypt’s General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat has ordered an investigation into the recent allegations of torture of prisoners at the Abu…
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