torture
Interior Ministry denies torture, ill-treatment of detainees
Egypt
February 11, 2014
Interior Ministry denies torture, ill-treatment of detainees
The Interior Ministry denied Tuesday news reports about the torture or ill-treatment of detainees in prisons. "The Interior Ministry stresses that…
Two MB members imprisoned in Behira for torture
Egypt
January 27, 2014
Two MB members imprisoned in Behira for torture
Damanhur Criminal Court sent two leading Muslim Brotherhood members to prison for charges of torturing three students inside the Behira MB headquarters.
Essam Sultan released from Rabaa al-Adaweya torture case
Egypt
January 22, 2014
Essam Sultan released from Rabaa al-Adaweya torture case
The deputy head of the pro-Morsy Wasat Party, Essam Sultan, was released pending the charges of inciting torture during the…
Court to rule next month in alleged torture case
Egypt
December 23, 2013
Court to rule next month in alleged torture case
The Damanhur Criminal Court will issue a verdict on 27 January on a lawsuit brought forth by three students accusing…
Three state security officers acquitted in torture cases
Egypt
November 28, 2013
Three state security officers acquitted in torture cases
Three former officers of Egypt's infamous State Security Investigations Services (SSIS) have been acquitted from Cairo Criminal Court on charges…
Rabaa sit-in torture victim says police forced him to accuse Morsy supporters
Egypt
October 3, 2013
Rabaa sit-in torture victim says police forced him to accuse Morsy supporters
Ahmed Hassan Mohamed, the victim of torture who had formerly accused five supporters of toppled President Mohamed Morsy of beating…
Khaled Saeed torture case adjourned to 2 December
Egypt
October 1, 2013
Khaled Saeed torture case adjourned to 2 December
Egypt’s Alexandria Criminal Court has adjourned on Tuesday the retrial of the two policemen accused of torturing 28-year-old Khaled Saeed…
Court to issue ruling in trial of five policemen accused of torturing citizens
Egypt
September 26, 2013
Court to issue ruling in trial of five policemen accused of torturing citizens
Cairo Criminal Court has set a 31 October date for the ruling in a trial of three policemen accused of…
North Korean inmates starved and tortured, abuse widespread: U.N.
World
September 17, 2013
North Korean inmates starved and tortured, abuse widespread: U.N.
Inmates in North Korea's prison camps have suffered starvation, torture and other "unspeakable atrocities," U.N. human rights investigators said on…
Tens of complaints filed against Mubarak following his release
Egypt
August 23, 2013
Tens of complaints filed against Mubarak following his release
The office of Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat has received tens of complaints against former president Hosni Mubarak hours after his…