Against Violence and Torture

UPDATE: Bahaa was released on Thursday April 15 after paying 5000 EGPs bail. The public attorney for North Cairo refused to refer Bahaa Saber for forensic examination without giving plausible reasons. The obvious reason is the wish of the prosecution to wait until Bahaa's injuries are healed to cover up for the torture he suffered by the hands of intelligence officers of both el Azbakeyya and Boulaq Abu El Ela police stations. Another story of the usual complicity between the prosecution and the police. Bahaa Saber was one…

This month the Association for Freedom and Expression observed an escalation in violence by security personnel and of arrest campaigns against Egyptian university students and their families. During the period of February 24th - April 15th 2010, the Association observed a massive number of student arrests, resulting in the incarceration of approximately 70 students.  Some of these students were kept in detention for a period of four days; others had their incarceration renewed for a period of fifteen days after the initial…

The undersigned non-governmental organizations wish to express their extreme dismay at recent news that the Ministry of Social Solidarity has completed a draft for a new NGO law. According to the latest leaked copy, the bill is more restrictive and draconian than repressive bill already in place. It is expected to pass into law with the approval of the government parliamentary majority in the coming month. It seems that the haste to pass the bill is attributable to a desire to undermine civil society efforts to monitor the…

Six months later torture marks still visible through the cage bars Maltreatment allegedly continues in prison Today, Saturday the 20th of March, the Emergency State security court of Abbaseyya, Cairo held the second session in what has come to be known as El-Zeitoun case. The defendants remained handcuffed while in the court house and although the judge ordered the handcuffs to be removed upon the request of the lawyers, the senior rank security authorities present in the court room ignored the order, but then had to…

UPDATE: The case has been adjourned until Dec 28 after Shady's lawyers requested that the civil claim be announced and the police station's log book be made available to them. El Nadeem Centre invites all who are interested in combatting torture, individuals involved in Human Rights or media institutions to join in solidarity with Shady Maged Sa’ad Zaghloul and his wife. He was arrested and tortured in 6th October City Police Station two. After having made a complaint to the prosecutor’s office and showing his injuries and…