Egyptian Interior Ministry
Officers get 5-7 years in prison for 2011 fatal beating, false drug charge
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Officers get 5-7 years in prison for 2011 fatal beating, false drug charge
Giza Criminal Court sentenced one police officer to seven years and five lower ranking officers to five years in prison…
Forced disappearance complaints caused by Interior Ministry breaches: NCHR
Egypt
December 17, 2015
Forced disappearance complaints caused by Interior Ministry breaches: NCHR
A surge in complaints about forced disappearances over the past few months is the result of a failure by the…
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
Egypt
December 10, 2015
NGOs slam security violations on world human rights day
A group of Egyptian NGOs slammed human rights violations by Egypt’s Interior Ministry, which saw a number of citizens subjected…
9 officers to stand trial over fatal torture of detainee
Egypt
December 10, 2015
9 officers to stand trial over fatal torture of detainee
Egypt’s General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq has referred nine police officers from Luxor to criminal trial over charges of torturing a…
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
Egypt
December 8, 2015
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
A digital media freedom advocacy group has dismissed the Interior Ministry’s response to recent incidents of fatal torture of detainees…
Torture is not systematic: Sisi during Police Academy visit
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Torture is not systematic: Sisi during Police Academy visit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Thursday that “individual” incidents of detainee torture by police should not be generalized as an…
Police officers who allegedly tortured Luxor resident deny accusations
Egypt
December 1, 2015
Police officers who allegedly tortured Luxor resident deny accusations
Officers accused of torturing a Luxor resident to death last week have denied the accusations against them in front of…
Ministry says groom arrested from wedding is terrorist suspect
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Ministry says groom arrested from wedding is terrorist suspect
Backtracking on a previous statement, the Interior Ministry has admitted to arresting a young man from his wedding, attributing the…
Qalyubiya family accuses police of son’s deadly torture
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Qalyubiya family accuses police of son’s deadly torture
The family of Hany Saeed has accused police officers at Shubra al-Kheima police station of torturing their son to death,…
Cairo security chief removed amid surging attacks
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Cairo security chief removed amid surging attacks
Egypt’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar removed on Thursday Cairo's security chief, Maj. Gen. Ossama Bedeir. Bedeir was replaced by his…