Egypt: Fear for safety / Excessive Use of Force

Index Number: MDE 12/025/2007
Date Published: 7 August 2007
Categories: Egypt, Middle East And North Africa

The lives of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, who daily try to cross the border from Egypt into Israel, may be in danger, following the use of excessive force by law enforcement officials in the area. This follows the reported death of two men believed to be of Sudanese origin, who were allegedly shot dead by Egyptian security forces as they attempted to cross the border during the night of 1 August 2007.