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Amnesty International  Report 2013


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Amnesty International | Egypt: Rule of law elusive without ...
2 October 2012

President Mohamed Morsi has a historic opportunity to tackle the bloody legacy of police and army and guarantee that no one is above the law in Egypt, Amnesty ...

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Egypt: Brutality unpunished and unchecked: Egypt's military kill ...
2 October 2012

The violent dispersal by military forces of a peaceful sit-in at the Cabinet Offices in Cairo on 16 December 2011 ignited a week of clashes that led to the killing ...

Report       MDE 12/017/2012

Egypt: Rule of law elusive without confronting army and police ...
2 October 2012

Two new reports on Egypt document unlawful killings, excessive use of force, torture and other ill-treatment against protesters by both the military and the police ...

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Egypt: Agents of repression: Egypt's police and the case for ...
2 October 2012

The beating to death by police of a young man in Alexandria in June 2010 led to mass campaigning against police brutality and was a major trigger of the “25 January ...

Report       MDE 12/029/2012

Egypt: Write for Rights: Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman
30 September 2012

Azza Hilal Ahmad S. uleiman. Egypt Write for Rights 7-16 December 2012. Make a difference. Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman, 49,. is fighting for justice after Egyptian ...

Document       MDE 12/027/2012

Egyptian arrested for critical internet posts: Alber Saber Ayad
28 September 2012

On 13 September 2012 Alber Saber Ayad was arrested at his home in Cairo, Egypt, accused of “defamation of religion” and “spreading false news” in relation to internet ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/030/2012

Egypt: Arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir | Amnesty ...
14 September 2012

The Egyptian government should immediately withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels to Cairo.

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Egypt must uphold freedom of expression and halt prosecution of ...
22 August 2012

The prosecution of an editor for criticizing Egypt's President and the Muslim Brotherhood should be halted and freedom of expression protected.

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Egypt: Suleiman's death must not prevent accountability for ...
24 July 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 12/026/2012. 24 July 2012. Suleiman's death must not prevent accountability for renditions to Egypt. ...

Public Statement       MDE 12/026/2012

Egypt: Further information: Egyptian activists released by ...
20 July 2012

Three members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) who were detained by the army on 12 July 2012 after taking part in a protest have been released on ...

Urgent Action       MDE 12/025/2012