Egypt

Human Rights in Arab Republic of Egypt

Convictions in Abu Omar rendition case a step toward ...
5 November 2009

US and Italian intelligence agents are convicted for their involvement in theabduction of Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr (better known as Abu Omar).

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Italy: The Abu Omar case
4 November 2009

In February 2003, Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr (known as Abu Omar) was on his way to a local mosque when he was abducted from a street in Milan. He was subsequently ...

Document       EUR 30/012/2009

Egypt: Government must urgently rein in border guards
18 September 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: MDE 12/032/2009. 18 September 2009. EGYPT: GOVERNMENT MUST URGENTLY REIN IN BORDER GUARDS. ...

Document       MDE 12/032/2009

Four migrants shot dead by Egyptian forces close to Israel border ...
10 September 2009

Four men were shot dead by Egyptian security forces as they attempted to cross the border into Israel on Tuesday.

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Egypt: Four migrants killed - Authorities must reign in border ...
9 September 2009

The Egyptian authorities must control their forces at the border with Israel and prevent them from killing migrants attempting to cross it, Amnesty International ...

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Egypt: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Seventh ...
1 September 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       MDE 12/008/2009

Egypt: Government should immediately release Musaad Abu Fagr and ...
22 July 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 12/029/2009. 22 July 2009. Egypt: Government should immediately release Musaad Abu Fagr and Karim Amer. ...

Document       MDE 12/029/2009

Egypt: Businessman detained, risks torture: Mohammed Abdulwahab el ...
17 July 2009

Businessman Mohammed Abdulwahab el-Sayed has been held incommunicado since 22 June 2009, putting him at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. He runs a mobile ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/028/2009

Egypt: French National Released in Egypt
3 July 2009

French national Romuald Roger Durand Sébastien, known as Romuald Durand, was released on 22 June, after having spent two months in detention in the Egyptian capital ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/027/2009

Egypt: Further Information on Forcible return/fear of torture or ...
26 June 2009

Maskhud Abdullaev and Akhmed Azimov were forcibly retuned to Moscow on 19 June 2009. They were detained by men in plain clothes on arrival in Moscow and taken to ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/026/2009