Berlin — The acquittal in Egypt on January 12, 2015, of 26 men accused of "practicing debauchery," is a rare success in protecting the rights to privacy and nondiscrimination. The men were arrested at a bathhouse in Cairo on December 7, 2014.
Government prosecutors have appealed the decision, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a nongovernmental group, reported, but authorities released all 26 men. This is the first time since 2011 that a trial court is known to have handed down a total acquittal in a "debauchery" case.
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