torture
Committee to prepare report about death of activist
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Committee to prepare report about death of activist
The Cairo Prosecution decided to form a committee of seven to prepare a report on the death of activist…
NCHR: No civilians held in CSF camp
Egypt
February 25, 2013
NCHR: No civilians held in CSF camp
A National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) fact-finding committee concluded that no civilians were held in a Central Security Forces…
Brotherhood leader calls on Shura Council to discuss torture
Egypt
February 23, 2013
Brotherhood leader calls on Shura Council to discuss torture
Shura Council and Muslim Brotherhood member Gamal Heshmat filed a request with Shura Council Speaker Ahmed Fahmy to discuss what…
Media group says teen tortured by police in YouTube video interview
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Media group says teen tortured by police in YouTube video interview
A new YouTube video purports to show yet another victim of police torture. Mosireen, a popular media group, posted a…
Prosecution says activist’s body will not be reexamined
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Prosecution says activist’s body will not be reexamined
The Attorney General for Central Cairo Prosecutions, Hamdi Mansour, rejected the possibility that the body of activist and member…
Forensic doctor denies Popular Current activist was tortured
Egypt
February 17, 2013
Forensic doctor denies Popular Current activist was tortured
The forensic doctor who examined the body of Popular Current member and activist Mohamed al-Gendy told prosecutors Sunday that the…
Missing activist found bound, naked, tortured in desert
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Missing activist found bound, naked, tortured in desert
Opposition activist Ibrahim Hanafy, who disappeared a few days ago during a protest outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, was…
Children give testimonies on torture, sexual abuse in prison
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Children give testimonies on torture, sexual abuse in prison
Several children and young men have reported that they were physically and sexually abused by police officers and Central Security…
Popular Current rejects state report on Gendy death
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Popular Current rejects state report on Gendy death
The Popular Current rejected the forensic report on the death of party activist Mohamed al-Gendy, describing it as "fake."
Mahalla activist allegedly kidnapped, tortured
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Mahalla activist allegedly kidnapped, tortured
Political activist Mohamed Gamal, who goes by the name Hamada al-Abyad, claimed that on Wednesday he was kidnapped in a…