Egypt - Press Releases - Alkarama Foundation

Egypt - Latest Press Releases

Egypt: Whereabouts of 17 prisoners leaked by released prisoners

EGY - News | 16 May 2009

Between 1992 and 1997, 17 people disappeared after being arrested by agents of the General Directorate for State Security Investigations. Amongst the 17 who remain in custody were several men who were released soon after initial questioning. It was these men who eventually managed to contact the families of the missing persons to inform them that they had seen their loved ones at the Investigative Bureau Headquarters in Lazoghli, Cairo.

Egypt: Arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Mr Tarek Al Zumer, now detained in prison for 28 years

EGY - News | 16 March 2009

Mr Tarek Abdelmoujoud Al Zumer, now 49, and an agricultural engineer, was arrested in October 1981 and charged for conspiracy in the case of the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat. In 1982 the High Court of State Security sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

Egypt: Arbitrary detention of Magdy Ahmed Hussein

EGY - News | 09 March 2009

Magdy Ahmed Hussein, 57, a leading opponent of the Egyptian government, was arrested on 31 January 2009 at the Rafah border crossing upon his return from the Gaza Strip. On 11 February 2009, he was immediately brought before a military court and sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5, 000 Egyptian pounds (900 dollars). He is currently serving this sentence in Al Mourj prison, Cairo.

Egypt: Mr Zahran Abdessadek Chahine, new case of deaths resulting from torture

EGY - News | 22 February 2009

Alkarama wishes to draw the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Torture to several cases of death by torture, a widespread practice in Egypt which tends to be perpetuated in part because of the total impunity that is accorded to the perpetrators by the public authorities.

Egypt : The Working Group finds the detention of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested between December 2006 and January 2007 arbitrary

EGY - News | 12 January 2009

Alkarama has just been officially informed of Opinion No° 27/2008 rendered during the last session of the UN Working Group of Arbitrary Detention concerning the detention of 26 leaders of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Countries

Vacancies

Egypt: Whereabouts of 17 prisoners leaked by released prisoners

Egypt: Arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Mr Tarek Al Zumer, now detained in prison for 28 years

Egypt: Arbitrary detention of Magdy Ahmed Hussein

Egypt: Mr Zahran Abdessadek Chahine, new case of deaths resulting from torture

Egypt : The Working Group finds the detention of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested between December 2006 and January 2007 arbitrary

Egypt: Release of Khaled Hamza, human rights defender

Egypt: Fears for the life of Mr. Mohamed Al Charqaoui, arbitrarily detained for nearly 14 years

Egypt: arrest and arbitrary detention of Khaled Hamza, human rights defender

Egypt: The UN recommends the liberation of Abdeldjouad Al-Abadi, arbitrarily detained since 13 years

Egypt - HR Instruments