Egypt

Human Rights in Arab Republic of Egypt

Eritrean asylum-seekers face deportation from Egypt | Amnesty ...
19 December 2008

A group of up to 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detentionfacility in Sinai in Egypt are at risk of imminent deportation toEritrea.

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Egypt: Forcible return/Fear of torture or other ill-treatment
18 December 2008

A group of some 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detention facility in Nakhl, northern Sinai, could be forcibly returned to Eritrea in the next few days. The ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/025/2008

Emergency court jails 22 in Egypt | Amnesty International
16 December 2008

Twenty-two people were sentenced on Monday by an emergency court inEgypt for their involvement in the violent protests of Mahalla, northof Cairo, in April 2008.

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Egypt: Interview with Egyptian Human Rights Defender Ahmad Seif el ...
10 December 2008

In this interview, Ahmad Seif el-Islam celebrates the 60th anniversary of the universal Declaration on Human Rights. He considers the role played by human rights ...

Document       MDE 12/024/2008

Human Rights Defender in Egypt: Ahmed Seif El-Islam | Amnesty ...
9 December 2008

Ahmed Seif El-Islam Hamad is one of the defence lawyers for49 people who are being tried for alleged involvement in popular protests on 6 April 2008 insupport of ...

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Migration-related detention: A global concern
1 December 2008

Migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are regularly deprived of their liberty purely for administrative convenience. Many countries use detention to deter people ...

Report       POL 33/004/2008

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A Cairo Administrative Court has rescinded the government’s decision to dissolve the Association for Human rights and Legal Aid.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: Harassment of Egyptian journalists must stop
29 September 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: MDE 12/022/2008. 29 September 2008. Egypt: Harassment of Egyptian journalists must stop. ...

Document       MDE 12/022/2008