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HRW urges probe into torture of Morsy-era minister’s adviser
Egypt

HRW urges probe into torture of Morsy-era minister’s adviser

US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egyptian judicial authorities to investigate allegations of torture by a government official who worked…
UN urges accountability for CIA torture
Egypt

UN urges accountability for CIA torture

The United Nations urged accountability on Wednesday for CIA interrogators who had been behind the torture of terrorism suspects as…
Detainee claims badly beaten, molested by Alexandria police
Egypt

Detainee claims badly beaten, molested by Alexandria police

A detainee held in custody over narcotic use in Alexandria has claimed he had been subject to torture by police…
Director of beaten children’s orphanage released pending investigation
Egypt

Director of beaten children’s orphanage released pending investigation

South Giza prosecution headed by Mohamed Shaker ordered the release of the Mona Mohamed, director of Dar Makkah orphanage in…
NCHR: No rape, torture in Qanater prison
Egypt

NCHR: No rape, torture in Qanater prison

The National Council for Human Rights released a report on Thursday stating that no female prisoner has been raped or…
Interior Ministry: No torture, rape cases in Egyptian prisons
Egypt

Interior Ministry: No torture, rape cases in Egyptian prisons

Major General Abu Bakr Abdel Kareem, deputy interior minister for human rights, said on Sunday that there are no human…
List of suspected Syrian war criminals grows with atrocities: U.N.
World

List of suspected Syrian war criminals grows with atrocities: U.N.

 United Nations human rights investigators have added to their list of suspected war criminals from both sides in the Syrian…
Lawyer: Court refuses to refer 3 beaten activists to forensic doctors
Egypt

Lawyer: Court refuses to refer 3 beaten activists to forensic doctors

Mahmoud Belal, member of the defense team of detained activists Ahmed Maher, Mohamed Adel and Ahmed Douma said the court…
Interior minister denies torture in prisons, random arrests
Egypt

Interior minister denies torture in prisons, random arrests

Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said on Thursday evening on CBC Channel that violence during the first semester in universities was…
China rejects UN criticism in North Korea report, no comment on veto
World

China rejects UN criticism in North Korea report, no comment on veto

China rejected what it said was "unreasonable criticism" of Beijing in a new UN report on human rights abuses in…
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