torture
NGOs slam judges’ interrogation over anti-torture draft
Egypt
June 3, 2015
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
June 2, 2015
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
May 25, 2015
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
May 19, 2015
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
May 10, 2015
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
May 8, 2015
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
May 4, 2015
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
April 8, 2015
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
April 1, 2015
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
March 31, 2015
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…