Alkarama is very concerned about the continuation of torture and inhumane treatment in Egyptian prisons. The most recent example of this is the killing of Essam Ali Atta Shalaby (23) as a result of the torture he was subjected to by the National Security Service in the maximum security Tora prison.
The mother of the victim, Mrs Inam Ragheb, who was the last to see Issam, during a visit on Monday 25 October, says that during that visit she gave him a SIM card, and once he held it in his hand, the guards arrested him, dragged him to his cell, and violently beat him accusing him of having swallowed drugs. She heard his screams from the cell appealing to her.
