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Egypt: Five Men Tortured in Secret Detention at Nasr City Intelligence Headquarters

12 October 2010
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Mohamed Alsaid Abdelghany, Ahmed Maghawry, Ramy Maghawry, Mohamed Abdelhamid, and Osama Awadeen were arrested on 15 July 2010 at their respective homes by agents of State Security Intelligence (SSI). They were taken to the SSI's Al-Mansoura headquarters and then eventually transferred to the SSI headquarters in Nasr City, where they were secretly detained and tortured.
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Egypt: Torture victim paralysed while in custody

02 September 2010
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Alkarama has just learned that Omar Makhlouf, detained and tortured since his arrest on 12 June 2008, is now paralysed as his health continues to worsen.
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Egypt: Military court adjourns workers trial

24 August 2010
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An Egyptian Military Court has postponed the trial of eight workers of the Helwan Engineering Industries Company to next Wednesday, 1 September 2010. The adjournment came in response to the peaceful demands made by the defense.
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Egypt: 14 Year Old Arrested while Buying Flour at Local Store

10 August 2010
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Hossam Al-Teky, 14, was arrested on 4 August 2010, while buying flour at the local store. He was taken to a nearby police station and held for investigation. He remains in custody without charge or any form of legal proceedings.
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Egypt: Victim Risks Further Torture in Jail without Charge

04 August 2010
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Mese'ed Al-Shaf'i, 56, spent nearly a month in solitary confinement at State Security Investigative (SSI) services headquarters in Nasr City, Cairo. During this isolation period he was exposed to torture, while his family and lawyer had no idea of his whereabouts. He eventually reappeared at Al-Makhoum prison on 20 May 2010, where he remains illegally detained in total absence of any legal proceedings.
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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)