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Egypt: Student Protest Trial Postponed in Zagazig

EGY - News | 14 October 2010
The Zagazig magistrate's court has postponed the trial of seven Al-Azhar University students to 28 October 2010, in response to the defense's request to see the case file.
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Egypt: Widespread Security Abuses during Investigations of Alexandria Bombings

EGY - News | 14 January 2011
Alkarama Foundation (Geneva) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (Cairo) condemns the arbitrary arrests and other violations committed by Egyptian security forces following the bombings at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria earlier this month. The two organizations called on the Public Prosecutor to investigate these abuses, hold those responsible accountable and refer them to a speedy trial.
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Egypt: Six Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested in Sharkiya

EGY - News | 29 December 2010
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Dr Mohi Hamid, one of the six senior
Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested
in Sharkiya this past week.
Egyptian security services arrested six senior Muslim Brotherhood members in Sharkiya governorate on 26 December 2010. Local human rights actors described the charges against them as "fabricated".
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Egypt: Torture Victim Denied Release Orders on Six Occasions

EGY - News | 02 January 2011
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Ahmad Galal Zaki Al-Gamal, a 31 year-old accountant from Cairo, was arrested by State Security Intelligence (SSI) officers on 4 April 2008 and has since been in detention without charge. Alkarama's sources confirm that he was severely tortured while in SSI custody at their headquarters in Nasr City. Those responsible for the Nasr City premises are notorious for torturing detainees with total impunity.
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Egypt: Military court adjourns workers trial

EGY - News | 24 August 2010
An Egyptian Military Court has postponed the trial of eight workers of the Helwan Engineering Industries Company to next Wednesday, 1 September 2010. The adjournment came in response to the peaceful demands made by the defense.
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Egypt - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Ratified on 14.01.1982
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Overdue since 01.11.2004 (4th)
Last concluding observations: 28.11.2002

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 25.06.1986
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 25.06.2016 (initially due in 2004)
Last concluding observations: 23.12.2002

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 02.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2014 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) – Status A

Last review: 10.2006
Next review: Deferred

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