The Universal Periodic Review of Egypt took place in the midst of unprecedented and ongoing repression. The serious concerns raised by many participants reflected the gravity of the crisis. But since the UPR, the government has perpetrated more human rights violations, and its responses to recommendations made during the UPR offer little hope of progress.
The government of Egypt pledged to ensure that all those detained are protected against torture, but the government's own figures show that at least 90 people died in police stations in Greater Cairo in 2014, a 40 percent increase over the year before. Human Rights Watch has documented many other cases of torture.
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