Torture; "recycling" of detainees; political prisoners; enforced disappearances; enactment of abusive laws on criminal procedure, asylum, and associations; crackdowns on journalists and rights defenders; women's rights; inadequate social spendi
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On the sidelines of his participation at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt, held in Geneva this week, Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), held several meetings, including two s
The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the systematic and widespread use of torture, other ill-treatment, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and appalling detention conditions in Egypt.