Amnesty
Security services failed to protect Coptic Christians since the dispersal of Morsy supporters’ sit-ins: Amnesty International
Egypt
October 9, 2013
Security services failed to protect Coptic Christians since the dispersal of Morsy supporters’ sit-ins: Amnesty International
A report by Amnesty International said that Egyptian security forces have failed to protect Coptic Christians since the dispersal of…
Amnesty International calls for urgent investigation into Egypt’s ‘disastrous bloodshed’
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Amnesty International calls for urgent investigation into Egypt’s ‘disastrous bloodshed’
Amnesty International called for a full and impartial investigation into the bloodshed in Egypt, saying the authorities' response to the…
Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate allegations of torturing Morsy supporters
Egypt
July 17, 2013
Amnesty calls on Egypt to investigate allegations of torturing Morsy supporters
Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to open investigations into claims by detained supporters of President Mohamed Morsy that…
Amnesty: Egyptian army used excessive force against Morsy supporters
Egypt
July 10, 2013
Amnesty: Egyptian army used excessive force against Morsy supporters
Evidence gathered by Amnesty International suggests that the Egyptian security forces used excessive force against supporters of deposed President Mohamed…
Soldier accused of protesting sent from hospital to prison
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Soldier accused of protesting sent from hospital to prison
Military police on Saturday returned an army soldier accused of participating in pro-democracy protests from a mental hospital in Maadi…
HRW: Egyptian amnesty a positive step but not enough
Egypt
October 9, 2012
HRW: Egyptian amnesty a positive step but not enough
President Mohamed Morsy's decision to pardon protesters detained over the 2011 revolution is a positive step but the vague wording…
Committee suggests pardon for all protest detainees
Egypt
September 5, 2012
Committee suggests pardon for all protest detainees
A presidential committee tasked with investigating the case of civilians convicted in military trials between 25 January 2011 and 30…
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls on president to release 34 political prisoners
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls on president to release 34 political prisoners
Secretary General of the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party Alaa Abul Nasr said that they called on President Mohamed…
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
Political prisoners jailed under former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime are one step closer to freedom after Parliament’s Constitutional and Legislative…
Bill proposes amnesty for Mubarak-era political detainees
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Bill proposes amnesty for Mubarak-era political detainees
A People’s Assembly committee on Wednesday approved in principle a bill that would grant comprehensive amnesty to people suspected or…