Egypt: Execution of nine defendants after unfair trial is retaliation, not justice
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…