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Egypt - Latest Press Releases
Egypt: UN body declares the trial of Mr Maikel Nabil Sanad illegal, and asks for his release and compensation
EGY - News | 18 November 2011
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted Opinion 50/2011 on 2 September 2011, following the complaint lodged by Alkarama against the Egyptian authorities regarding the arrest and trial of Mr Sanad, who was tried before a military court which sentenced him to three years jail on 10 May 2011.
Egypt: Detainees at New Valley Prison begin an open-ended hunger strike
EGY - News | 08 March 2012
Alkarama is concerned by the increasing number of cases of arbitrary detention and torture it has received and the ongoing application of the Emergency Law on citizens from Egypt, despite the 2011 revolution which saw the overthrow of the former Mubarak regime.
Egypt: Release of 9 civilians detained and tried before military court
EGY - News | 29 February 2012
Nine civilians tried before military courts have been released following a pardon on 25 January 2012 by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forced (SCAF). Given the unlawful nature of their detention, Alkarama submitted their cases to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on 11 October 2011.
Egypt: Mr Mohanad Hassan arrested and tortured for complaining against military's use of force on protesters
EGY - News | 22 February 2012
Nineteen year-old Mohanad Hassan, shot in the leg following a protest, has been arrested and tortured for laying a complaint against Egypt's military ruler for his injury.
Egypt: WGAD finds detention of minors Kamal and Othman arbitrary
EGY - News | 15 February 2012
Minors Mohamed Kamal and Ahmed Othman were released on 16 December 2011, several weeks after the United Nations Working Group adopted Opinion No. 57/2011 finding their detention arbitrary and requesting the Egyptian authorities release them immediately. It also called on the Egyptian government to provide them with reparation for their arbitrary, or illegal, detention
Egypt: Arbitrary detention of Mr Nimr, Mr Tony and Mr Saifuddin after unfair military trial
EGY - News
- 09 February 2012
Egypt: Maikel Nabil Sanad released after 10 months of arbitrary detention
EGY - News
- 27 January 2012
Egypt: Exceptions to Ending Emergency Law Invite Abuse
EGY - News
- 24 January 2012
Egypt: Security forces raid offices of 6 civil society organizations in Cairo
EGY - News
- 29 December 2011