Articles for Egypt

Mese'ed Al-Shaf'i, 56, spent nearly a month in solitary confinement at State Security Investigative (SSI) services headquarters in Nasr City, Cairo. During this isolation period he was exposed to torture, while his family and lawyer had no idea of his whereabouts. He eventually reappeared at Al-Makhoum prison on 20 May 2010, where he remains illegally detained in total absence of any legal proceedings.

On 30 June 2010, Alkarama, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and nine Egyptian NGOs called for the release of all detainees held for reasons other than "drug related or terrorist offences", including Hani Nazeer and other bloggers still detained for having freely expressed their opinions.

Alkarama sent his case as an urgent appeal on 25 May 2010 to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, requesting its intervention with the Egyptian authorities in order that he be released.

The Egyptian government should keep its promise to free detainees who can no longer be held because of changes on May 11, 2010, in the scope of application for the country's emergency law, a coalition of twelve Egyptian and international human rights organizations said today.

Civilians being referred to military tribunals has become a key facet of President Hosni Mubarak's rule over the last 28 years. Where human rights violations occur on a regular basis, particularly in the context of the suppression of political opponents, even their most basic right to a fair trial or to appear before a judge is ignored.

Ibrahim Moujahid was arrested on 8 March 2010 by security agents at the Kwaisna Institute of Art, while carrying posters in support of Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Security agents took them to their office where he was severely beaten all over his body.