Amnesty International
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty
Cases of torture in police stations continue in Egypt despite an uprising that ostensibly began against police brutality, Amnesty…
Security sources: Sudan’s Bashir won’t be arrested during Cairo visit
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Security sources: Sudan’s Bashir won’t be arrested during Cairo visit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not be arrested during his visit to Cairo, security sources at Cairo International Airport told…
Amnesty Intnl asks Egypt to arrest Bashir when he arrives in Cairo Sunday
Egypt
September 14, 2012
Amnesty Intnl asks Egypt to arrest Bashir when he arrives in Cairo Sunday
Amnesty International on Friday called on Egypt’s government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he arrives in Cairo…
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
World
August 14, 2012
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
Bahrain's appeals court postponed on Tuesday its verdict in the case of 13 leading opposition figures facing jail sentences over…
Socialist party activists remain in detention
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Socialist party activists remain in detention
Three activists who are members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party remain in detention two days after they were arrested…
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Egypt
July 14, 2012
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Amnesty International called Friday for the “immediate and unconditional release” of three Egyptian Social Democratic Party members detained by military…
Egypt must cancel ‘dangerous’ powers given to military, says Amnesty
Egypt
June 15, 2012
Egypt must cancel ‘dangerous’ powers given to military, says Amnesty
Amnesty International called on the Egyptian government Thursday to cancel a Justice Ministry decree granting the military the right to…
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
Egypt
June 7, 2012
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
After two weeks of hunger strikes, 10 detainees from the last month’s Abbasseya clashes have begun refusing water. This comes after…
Court fails to deliver justice to martyrs’ families, human rights groups say
Egypt
June 2, 2012
Court fails to deliver justice to martyrs’ families, human rights groups say
Amnesty International criticized the Cairo Criminal Court Saturday for failing to deliver justice in the trials of former officials. The…
Amnesty says SCAF did little to staunch Abbasseya violence
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Amnesty says SCAF did little to staunch Abbasseya violence
Amnesty International slammed Egyptian security and army forces for their failure to end clashes between protesters and unidentified armed men…