Articles for Egypt

Egypt: Arrest and torture of 5 individuals in Bani Suef, a further example of the un-ending cycle of human rights violations in the country

On 13 December 2009, the Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) raided the houses and arrested Mohamed Omar Mohamed Omar,  Ahmed Fathi Ahmed Amer,  Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa, Ahmed Sobhi Abulkasem Kotb and Mahmoud Adel Mohamed Mohamed Marzouk in Bani Suef.

They detained them at SSI headquarters in Bani Suef from 13 to 19 December 2009 where they were subject to all kinds of torture and mistreatment under the command of SSI officer Amro Al Mufti, known for his sadistic treatment of prisoners.

14 Jan 2010
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Egypt: Ahmed Douma, student blogger, tortured during detention in Damanhour prison

Ahmed Saad Douma, a 20-year-old blogger and student at Tanta University, was arrested by State Security Intelligence (SSI -Amn Al-Dowla) at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on 4 February 2009. He was charged with "trying to illegally cross the eastern border." On 10 February 2009 he was tried before a military court and sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2000 LE ($US 360). He was tortured during his transfer to the prison and was again subjected to torture on 5 December 2009.
18 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Detention and torture of Zakaria and Dia Ibrahim

The Egyptian authorities continue to forcibly arrest anyone who challenges the regime. Acting with complete impunity, they are almost always in contradiction with the principles of international and domestic law to which Egypt is party. The security services not only carry out multiple arbitrary arrests, but expose detainees to torture in an effort to extract false confessions to be used as evidence in unfair trials.
16 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Abdel Moawad risks death due to lack of medical care inside Wadi Natroun prison

Currently detained in Sahrawi II prison, inside the Wadi Natroun prison complex, and suffering from severe health problems, Mohamed Abdel Hakim Abdel Rashid Abdel Moawad was arrested alongside 24 others on 17 May 2009, as part of the arrests related to the case of Fares Barakat who was thrown out of a fourth story window by Security Services in Damanhour.

Alkarama had previously submitted

12 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Abdel Rahman Al-Sharkawy, torture and extraordinary rendition from Pakistan to Egypt

Abdel Rahman Al-Sharkawy, a 29 year old dual-citizen Egyptian-Pakistani, had been living with his family in Pakistan since 1989.
08 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Ahmed Abdelradi severely tortured by Aswan police

Ahmed Rajab Abdelradi, a 23 year old chemist from Aswan, was arrested on 12 November 2009, and was later severely tortured while in the custody of the Investigative Branch of the Aswan Police Department. He was taken from his home by State Security Intelligence (SSI) officers supported by officers of the Investigative Branch of the Aswan Police Department. He was accused of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood.

On 13, 14, 15, and 18 November 2009, Mr Abdelradi was tortured by members of the SSI, in particular Major Mohamed Al-Omari and Captain Taha Abu Sahl.

08 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Magdi Hamdi Saqr, denied medical care inside prison, life in danger

The State of Emergency law is often used by the Egyptian security services as a pretext for arbitrary arrests of dissident groups or those believed to be members of such groups. In such cases, the victims are detained without legal justification and held for long periods of time without trials based on the assumption that they are a threat to national security. Within the prison themselves, many of these political prisoners are exposed to ill-treatment, humiliation and torture, especially those who require medical care are often denied this basic privilege and in some cases die.
08 Dec 2009
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood leader, Dr Gamal Heshmat, released after 2 months arbitrary detention

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On Thursday 26 November 2009, Dr Mohamed Gamal Heshmat (الدكتور محمد جمال حشمت), Muslim Brotherhood leader and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Shura Council, was released after two months of arbitrary detention in Burg al-Arab prison.
27 Nov 2009
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Egypt: Release of Dr Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar after 5 months arbitrary detention

At 1am on 20 November 2009, Security services released Dr Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar along with Khaled al-Sayed al-Beltagy and Ahmad Ali Abbas. Their release brings to a close the case of the "International Organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood" following the release of all 25 members of this group.
24 Nov 2009
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Egypt: Two extrajudicial killings at the hands of Egyptian authorities

Alkarama submitted to the UN special procedures the cases of the extrajudicial killings of Farouk Mohamed Mahmoud Al-Sayed (فاروق محمد محمود السيد) and Hassan Abdel Razak Shandi (حمسن عبد الرزاق شندي ). The Egyptian authorities are held responsible.
18 Nov 2009
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