police torture

Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…

Assaad Heikal, a member of the Lawyers Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee, filed a report on Wednesday with the Cairo Public Prosecution…

The United States expressed concern Tuesday about growing political polarization in Egypt and the "climate of impunity" over abuses by…

At least 33 people were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Tanta Monday, and a security vehicle…

Leading figures from the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party slammed the Interior Ministry on Monday, accusing the…

Giza prosecutors are investigating the death of a textile merchant in police custody several hours after his arrest in Warraq…

Islamist forces did not attend Monday evening's vigil commemorating the death of Sayed Bilal, a victim of police torture. Bilal,…

  On 23 November, 25-year-old accountant Saad Saeed was found dead after being tortured and beaten to death by police…

The Court of Cassation has accepted the appeal of two policemen who were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment…

The Justice Ministry has drafted new legislation that would impose harsher punishments for police torture. The bill stipulates that in…