Egypt: Further information on Legal concern
Egypt: Further information on Legal concern
Index AI: MDE 12/033/2007Date de publication: 24 septembre 2007
Catégories: Égypte, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord, Afrique du Nord
The Cairo city government shut down the Association of Human Rights and Legal Aid (AHRLA) on 16 September, while Egyptian human rights organizations and civil society activists staged a sit-in protest in front of the organization's premises. The security forces removed the organization's financial records and ordered it to stop all its activities.