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Egypt: Maikel Nabil Sanad released after 10 months of arbitrary detention

27 January 2012
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111005_maikel1Maikel Nabil Sanad, considered the first prisoner of conscience since the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak, was released on Tuesday 24 January 2012, a day before the anniversary of the outbreak of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Mr Sanad, a well known blogger and critic of military rule, was detained for 10 month following an unfair trial before a military court.

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Egypt: Exceptions to Ending Emergency Law Invite Abuse

24 January 2012
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Immediately Free Emergency Law Detainees, Transfer Cases to Regular Courts

January 24, 2012

(New York) – The Egyptian military's announcement on January 24, 2012, that it will lift the state of emergency except in cases of "thuggery" is an invitation to continued abuse, Alkarama and Human Rights Watch said today. The two rights groups said that the government should use the regular penal code and civilian criminal courts to address alleged criminal activity. It should also repeal Law 34, which criminalizes participation in strikes during a state of emergency.

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Egypt: Security forces raid offices of 6 civil society organizations in Cairo

29 December 2011
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Cairo, Geneva - 29 December 2011 - Today, the offices of 6 local and international NGOs in Egypt were raided by teams of investigators and prosecutors accompanied by uniformed military and security forces. Warrants have been issued to search and investigate a total of 17 organizations under the accusations of “receiving funding from foreign countries” and other crimes according to the heavily criticised 2002 “NGO law”.

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Egypt: Impunity for members of security forces since February revolution encouraged extrajudicial killing of protesters in recent events

23 November 2011
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Following the "million-man march" held last Friday, 18 November 2011, Egyptian Central Security Forces used massive amounts of tear gas and live ammunition against peaceful protesters in an attempt to suppress the demonstrations. Similar repressive violence followed in different cities resulting in the extrajudicial execution of 33 protestors and the injuring of hundreds.

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Egypt: UN body declares the trial of Mr Maikel Nabil Sanad illegal, and asks for his release and compensation

18 November 2011
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The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted Opinion 50/2011 on 2 September 2011, following the complaint lodged by Alkarama against the Egyptian authorities regarding the arrest and trial of Mr Sanad, who was tried before a military court which sentenced him to three years jail on 10 May 2011.
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Egypt - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
ICCPR: Ratified on 14.01.1982
Last report due: 31.12.1994 (3rd)
Submitted: 13.11.2001 (3rd)
Next report due: 01.11.2004 (4th)
ICCPR Optional Protocol: Not a signatory

Convention against Torture (CAT)
CAT : Ratified on 25.06.1986
Last report due: 25.06.200 (4th)
Submitted: 19.02.2001 (4th)
Next report due: 25.06.2004 (5th)

CAT Complaints Procedures
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 21 (Inter-State complaints): No
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

CAT Optional Protocol
Not a signatory

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Last review: N/A
Next review: February 2010
Alkarama made a submission to the UPR on 31.08.2009

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
Egyptian National Council for Human Rights

ICC Accreditation Status: A (due to be reviewed in 2010)