torture
HRW urges probe into torture of Morsy-era minister’s adviser
Egypt
February 4, 2015
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
December 10, 2014
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
December 8, 2014
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
August 5, 2014
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
July 10, 2014
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
July 7, 2014
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
March 18, 2014
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
March 11, 2014
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
February 21, 2014
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
February 18, 2014
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…