Egypt: Rights Groups Condemn 'Extrajudicial Killings' Surrounding Uprising Anniversary - Statement

28 January 2015

Cairo — Six rights groups said the January 2011 uprising anniversary saw the "excessive use of lethal force by security forces against protesters," in a joint statement on Wednesday.

The rights groups, which include the Arab Network for Human Rights Information and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, expressed "grave condemnation" of the "extrajudicial killings carried out by security forces" before and during the anniversary of the January 2011 uprising.

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