El Nadeem Center against Violence and Torture

Torture and electrocution for Mahmoud for protesting to the verbal harassment of his daughter by a police officer

In the afternoon of Thursday the 2nd of July, Mahmoud Ramadan Rizk was with his son Ramadan (10 years old) and his daughter Asma’a (14 years old) next to the school of Agriculture in Shobra, when a blue police car passed by, that had four men inside, including one police officer who started verbally harrassing the young girl. The father objected to this, which resulted in the police officer getting out of the care and there was a tense arguement between the two. it ended with the police officer warning the father that he…

Treatment and not imprisonment for Shady Abdel Bary Salem

Shady Abdel Bary Salem is a 31 year old unmarried, Egyptian lawyer. Five years ago Shady was diagnosed with a psychological disorder. It was diagnosed by his treating doctor as paranoid schizophrenia. This causes him to imagine that he is being watched and that he is vulnerable to persecution and murder. His illness responds to medication. With regular treatment Shady can adapt to society, and to family and friends. He will also be able to understand the medical nature of his ideas and doubts. The expected place for…

“Build a home” in the 6th of October City with bribery

Fady Mohamed Mostafa is a 26 year old Egyptian man, who is married and has a daughter who is 20 months old. He went to industrial secondary school and works as a real estate broker in an office in 6th of October City. He also owns a kiosk in accordance with the project “build a home” which was introduced by the National Democratic Party to give loans to people to “build a home”. The police officers in Police station 2 of 6th of October City had a different scenario in mind. Fady had to pay the price of living in 6th of…

SSI throws Fares Barakat from the 4th floor when he asks for search warrant

Hospital permits handcuffs on Barakat while in ICU Damanhour public attorney rejects referral of Barakat to equipped hospital On the 17th of May 2009 at 7 p.m. a state security police force in Damanhour, led by SSI officer Nagi El Gammal broke into the apartment of Ahmed Ali Hussein Eid in Damanhour - Beheira governorate while the latter was celebrating the 7th day of birth of his daughter Menna Ahmed Eid in the presence of a number of family members and friends. The police force broke into the apartment, aggressed the…

Rights groups urge public prosecutor to investigate attacks on Bahais

Six Egyptian human rights organizations today urged the Public Prosecutor to initiate an immediate investigation into assaults committed against Baha'i Egyptians over the past several days in the southern governorate of Sohag. In a complaint filed this morning, the groups called for the investigation to include those responsible for the direct incitement to the assaults and asked that the matter be referred urgently to criminal trial. "The heinous and unprecedented attacks on Baha'i Egyptians are a crime against all…

Beware of becoming a confidential informant while being a doctor

On Thursday 19/03/2009 I represented Al Nadeem centre while visiting Tamer Mohamed Abbas -a victim of Police Officer ‘A’ at Al Gameel passage- after news of the incident was published in Al Badeel newspaper. I arrived at Port Said General Hospital with Mr Hany El Gebaly and Ms. Hanem Ibrahim who are both lawyers from the Mousawa Centre for Human Rights in Port Said. This was at about 4:00PM during the hospital’s official visiting hours. After 10 minutes a doctor from the hospital arrived and introduced himself to us as the…

Where is Philip Rizk?

 Egyptian security authorities kidnap activist Philip Rizk to an unknown destination Yesterday, the 6th of February 2009, Egyptian security forces stopped a number of activists from the Egyptian Popular Campaign in solidarity with the Palestinian people who had organized a "towards Gaza" campaign". The police stopped them for hours in front of the Abu Zaabal police station and eventually arrested activist, journalist and AUC piostgraduate student Philip Rizk inside the police station before taking him away in a car with…

Protest rally and Press Conference 18 – 19 October 2008

Torture.. A Crime against Humanity Saturday 18 October: Complaint to the Public prosecutor Sunday 19 October: Press Conference The undersigned organizations will submit a complaint to the public prosecutor on Saturday the 18th of October at 12 o'clock against the Minister of Interior concerning the increasing torture incidents, especially in Alexandria and Samalout. A protest rally in front of the Court of cassation will be organized at the same time. On Sunday the 19th of October the organizations will…

Deputy of Investigative Services in the Fayoum Police Centre is charged with the murder of Goma’a Al Dahshoury

A year after the death of Mohamed Goma’a Al Dahshoury, after being tortured in Fayoum Police Centre the first hearing in the trail of Police Officer Mo’ataz Abd El Mangy Abd El Monein will start on 9 September 2008. The incident dates back to 17 August 2007 when a number of police officers arrested the victim and took him to the Police centre after an altercation. In the Police Centre, according to witnesses, he was assaulted and beaten up until he lost consciousness, he was subsequently carried out by two men and left on…

Egyptian police attack Nadim doctors inside Kafr EL Dawwar court house

Police aggress Dr. Magda Adly (resulting in cut wound and possible dislocation of shoulder), attempt to steal her handbag and destroy Dr. Mona Hamed's car   El Nadim center had released a statement this morning calling for an investigation in the torture of the family of Sobhi Mohamed Hussein, 67 years old by Kafr El Dawwar police. The two doctors traveled to Kafr El Dawwar this morning to attend the court session appealing the imprisonment of Sobhi Hussein and his two sons. El Nadim center will not be intimidated by…