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Egypt:
As Police, Protesters Clash, UN Rights Chief Urges End to Excessive Use of Force
UN News, 27 January 2015
"Deeply disturbed" by the deaths resulting from recent clashes between security forces and protesters in Egypt, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt "Police Are Still Killing Protesters" - HRW
Aswat Masriya, 26 January 2015
International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) said there is a need in Egypt "for an independent investigation into the authorities' excessive use of force," on Monday. Read more »
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Egypt:
Police Has Cooperated With Sabbagh's Investigators - Interior Minister
Aswat Masriya, 26 January 2015
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that if it is proven that a policeman is responsible for activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh's death, "I will hand him in myself." Read more »
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Egypt:
516 Brotherhood Affiliates Arrested On Uprising Anniversary - Interior Minister
Aswat Masriya, 26 January 2015
Security forces arrested 516 individuals affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood on the fourth anniversary of the January 2011 uprising, Egypt's Interior Minister announced… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt - Protesters Killed Marking Revolution - Prosecutors Should Investigate Excessive Use of Force
HRW, 26 January 2015
The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration of the 2011 uprising underscores the need for an independent… Read more »
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Egypt:
Over a Dozen Protesters Killed
Tunis Afrique Presse, 25 January 2015
At least 16 people have been killed on Saturday in clashes between police and protesters in Egypt, officials said. Read more »
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Egypt:
Group Laments 'Surge' in Detainee Deaths
Aswat Masriya, 21 January 2015
At least nine Egyptians have died in custody since mid 2013, mostly due to poor detention conditions, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Read more »
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Egypt:
Rash of Deaths in Custody - Holding Police Accountable Key to Saving Lives
HRW, 20 January 2015
Scores of Egyptians died in government custody in 2014, many of them packed into police stations in life-threatening conditions. Yet the authorities have taken no serious steps… Read more »
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Egypt:
Egypt Is Fully Committed to Respecting Human Rights - Minister
Egypt Online, 16 January 2015
Egypt is fully committed to respecting and protecting human rights, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Mahy Abdel Latif said in a statement on Friday. Read more »