Latest in Tag: enforced disappearance Highlight
Latest in Tag: enforced disappearance

Despite attempts of ghosting, Egypt chased by devastating record in enforced disappearance
Egyptian security agencies have repeatedly said that groups accusing them of abducting people are politically motivated

Political activist Islam Khalil released following brief detention
Khalil’s recent arrest is believed to be linked to testimony on enforced disappearance to NCHR

Alkarama refers case of Egyptian disappeared lawyer to UN
Sadek disappeared on 30 August; authorities allegedly refuse to give any explanation regarding his disappearance

ECRF launches app to counter enforced disappearances in Egypt
Application sends instant messages to ECRF, relatives of detainee to take immediate action

30 cases of medical negligence in August: El Nadeem Centre
Centre’s most recent report focuses on human rights violations in detention, especially cases of medical negligence in prisons, detention centres

Fate of missing lawyer, doctor remains ambiguous amid detention allegations
NCHR reiterates call to allow detainees access to call lawyers and family

Journalist appears in police station with torture signs, despite police denial
Photojournalist Omar Adel had disappeared on Friday night, but reappeared Sunday night and was located in El-Marg police station, says lawyer

Security forces disperse protest of families of enforced disappearance cases
The families collected in response to an NCHR statement stating their complaints and reports lacked enough information regarding their children’s situations

Egypt refuses to comment on Amnesty’s enforced disappearances report
The Foreign Ministry said the report entitled “Officially, you do not exist” is politically motivated and not impartial

Presidential pardons for detained political activists under consideration: NCHR
Torture, deaths in detention, and attacks on civil society contribute to the deterioration of human rights, but not enforced disappearances, according to National Council for Human Rights annual report

Human rights defenders state demands for improvement in parliamentary meeting
Criticisms include abusive detention practices, torture, and police denial of enforced disappearances

204 enforced disappearance from December 2015 to March 2016: ECRF
People in their mid-20s and children recorded the highest prevalence in the total number of cases

Interior Ministry investigates 12 more cases of enforced disappearances
The official number of enforced disappearances reaches 272 cases

Alkarama reports two enforced disappearance cases to the WGEID
El Nadeem documented 202 deaths, 105 enforced disappearances, and 39 cases of medical negligence inside detention places in March

National Security renews detention for 14-year-old charged with terrorism
Zahr El-Deen is accused of belonging to a terrorist group, planning terrorist attacks targeting states institutions

Interior Ministry continues to deny torture inside prisons, enforced disappearances
The National Council for Human Rights said it has received complaints from families about the disappearance of 228 people

Three men reappear in Alexandrian police station after their enforced disappearance
AACFHR reported that the men, who had been missing for one week, suffered a severe deterioration in health proving that they were subjected to inhumane torture

Esraa El-Taweel to be released, charges remain: Defence lawyer
El-Taweel has been in need of treatment a bullet injury during her six months in detention

68 unresolved cases of forced disappearances since July 2013: AOHR report
Hundreds forcibly disappeared since 25 January Revolution, in addition to disappearances that occurred before revolution without precise figures, says report

Violations against detained students during examination: SAC
May witnessed 359 violations against students, according to Justice Center for Rights and Freedoms