Joint Statements

The postponement of the trial to the the 3rd of November On the 31st of August the criminal court of Damanhour will consider case 6136 of the year 2008 of felonies of Kafr el Dawar. The victim in this case is Doctor Magda Adly the director of Al Nadeem centre and the accused is Ahmed Antar Ibrahim. The details of this case go back to April 2008 where Dr Magda Adly, with a group of human rights activists, was covering a hearing in Kafr el Dawar. An area in which citizens are exposed to incidents of torture. After the…

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…

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…

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…

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…