Against Violence and Torture

The undersigned organizations warn that prominent opposition politician Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh will soon meet the grim fate of former president Mohamed Morsi, unless there is immediate intervention to put an end to pervasive medical neglect in Egypt’s prisons; a practice that has become, in effect, a prolonged death sentence inflicted in retaliation for political opposition. As a result of the Egyptian authorities’ deliberate denial of vital medical treatment, Aboul-Fotouh’s health has sharply declined and he now…

On February 9, 2017, a police force from the Azbekiya Police Department, reportedly with a representative from the Ministry of Health, closed the Nadim Center clinic with red wax. Since then the wax has melted leaving shreds of tape. Since then, also, we await a court decision in a case that was filed by our lawyer the following day contesting the closure. Although the clinic is closed, providing rehabilitation and support did not stop for a moment even during the closure period. For El Nadim team, the support and…

The undersigned rights organizations call on international organizations to monitor the upcoming referendum to amend the Egyptian constitution; if approved, the amendments will grant unilateral authority to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by expanding presidential term limits together with eliminating judicial independence .  In its campaign to ensure the amendments’ passage in the referendum scheduled for April 19-22, the Egyptian state has trampled upon all guarantees of a free, impartial referendum; completely denying…

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the execution of nine young men on Wednesday February 20th following an unjust, politicized trial rife with torture and due process violations. We further reject the Egyptian government’s politicization of capital punishment; particularly its insistence on swiftly staging executions following terrorist incidents, likely to divert public attention from its continued failure in the “war on terrorism.” At least 15 people have been executed by the Egyptian government in the month of…

The undersigned organizations condemn the continued disappearance of journalist Hassan al-Banna Mubarak, age 25, and researcher Mustafa al-Aasar, 26, who works at the Regional Center for Rights and Liberties. Both men have been missing since February 4. Although the security establishment denies detaining them, their last cell phone signal was picked up from the security forces camp in Giza, which is subordinate to the Interior Ministry. There are indications that they are currently being held at the Homeland Security…