Egypt

Human Rights in Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt: Amnesty International voices concern over pattern of ...
25 November 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 12/023/2008. 25 November 2008. Egypt: Amnesty International voices concern over pattern of reckless policing ...

Document       MDE 12/023/2008

Egyptian association for torture victims wins court case against ...
31 October 2008

A Cairo Administrative Court has rescinded the government’s decision to dissolve the Association for Human rights and Legal Aid.

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Prominent Egyptian editor pardoned | Amnesty International
8 October 2008

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has pardoned IbrahimEissa, who was charged with publishing information considered "damaging to the public interest and Egypt's ...

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Egypt: Killings of border crossers must stop
20 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 12/020/2008. Wednesday 20 August 2008. Egypt: Killings of border crossers must stop. ...

Document       MDE 12/020/2008

Egypt: Deadly journeys through the desert
20 August 2008

Sub-Saharan Africa refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Egypt are being killed, imprisoned and forcibly returned to countries where they are at risk of serious ...

Document       MDE 12/015/2008

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)/Egypt: Freedom of ...
14 August 2008

Some 400 Palestinian students may lose their university places and scholarships unless the Israeli authorities allow them to leave the Gaza Strip before the new ...

Urgent Action       MDE 15/033/2008

Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court
8 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Date: 8 August 2008. AI Index: MDE 12/019/2008. Egypt: No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court. ...

Document       MDE 12/019/2008

Egypt: Further Information on Forcible return/Fear of torture or ...
7 August 2008

Up to 1200 Eritrean asylum-seekers were forcibly returned to Eritrea between 12 and 19 June 2008. Reports from Eritrea indicate that most of the men who were returned ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/018/2008

Egypt: Further Information on Fear of ill-treatment/freedom of ...
4 August 2008

Ahmed Maher and thirteen other protestors were released without charge, from the Borg al Arab prison between 30 July and 01 August 2008. On 24 July, the public ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/017/2008

Egypt: Fear of Ill-treatment/Freedom of assembly and expression
25 July 2008

Ahmed Afifi and Mohamed Taher were arrested while participating at a peaceful protest in the city of Alexandria on 23 July 2008. It is not known where they are ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/016/2008