Files: Criminal Policy
A Joint Statement by 48 Human Rights Organizations from Eight Arab Countries
Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations
11 October, 2023
2 Oct 2023
Today, a coalition of international and Egyptian NGOs has submitted a detailed legal analysis to the UN Committee against Torture concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law.
Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 20 human rights organisations.