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Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq
World

Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq

Maryland, USA--The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in…
‘Zeitoun cell’ defendants accuse govt of torture
Egypt

‘Zeitoun cell’ defendants accuse govt of torture

The Supreme State Security Court received a surprise yesterday during the trial of the "Zeitoun cell," a group accused of…
Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture
Egypt

Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture

A woman has filed a complaint with the attorney general in which she accused police in the village of Deirab…
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
Egypt

Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture

The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report…
Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei
Egypt

Physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police over ElBaradei

Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered the launch of an investigation into an incident of torture that allegedly took place…
Egypt scrutinized at Universal Periodic Review
Egypt

Egypt scrutinized at Universal Periodic Review

Egypt's human rights record came under fire from a number of countries as Egypt sat yesterday in Geneva for for…
Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture
Egypt

Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture

Parliament's legislative committee rejected a proposal Monday to augment legal penalties in cases related to torture, bribery and house searches…
Off the hook: Abusive police return to work
Egypt

Off the hook: Abusive police return to work

A policeman who was convicted of raping and torturing a microbus driver while a fellow officer took video with his…
Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition
World

Judge: Italy’s secret service knew of CIA rendition

Milan-- An Italian judge said on Monday that Italy's secret services knew about the CIA's kidnapping of a terrorism suspect…
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