Programs: Civil Liberties
On January 23rd, the Economic Misdemeanor Court in Tanta adjourned the trial of Kirollos Refaat Nashed to February 6th, to issue a verdict while ordering the defendant to remain in custody.
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.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said the National Security Sector (NSS) arrested at least 35 volunteers in the campaign of presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi in 13 governorates over the last three weeks.
