Update on October 10th: The Qasr al-Nile Prosecution released the four Egyptians on bail of EGP 5,000 each, with one of the participants in the demonstration having been presented to forensic medicine, as she was assaulted during her arrest.
Files: Policing and human rights
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the continued disappearance of student Ahmed Hassan Mustafa, for more than 2000 days to date.
We, the undersigned organizations, are profoundly concerned by the recent and rapid deterioration of conditions inside Egypt’s Badr Rehabilitation and Correctional Center, according to testimonies from detainees’ families.
Measures Taken to Deport Sudanese Refugee Othman Hussein Yaqoub Mansour Explicitly Violate International Law and Egyptian Legislation
2 Oct 2023
Today, a coalition of international and Egyptian NGOs has submitted a detailed legal analysis to the UN Committee against Torture concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law.
