Human Rights Issues in Egypt

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Punitive Campaigns Against Reform Advocates

The last period has witnessed an escalation in arbitrary detention of hundreds of political activists. The Egypian government has also escalated its confrontation with reformist judges as it prosecuted two judges in disciplanry court, penalizing them for demanding judiciary independence and investigating the violence and fraud that plagued the last parliamentary elections.

The Egyptian government attempts to restrict opportunities for peaceful opposition and for civil society to grow in this way indicating a lack of political will to reform.

 

Expansion of the Use of the Emergency Law

The Emergency Law is increasingly used to impose more restrictions on freedoms of expression and thought, and on the right to peaceful assembly. Demonstrators were arrested under the Law, despite assertions that the goal of extending emergency status is for fighting terrorism.

 

Torture and Ill Treatment

According to testimonies from Egyptian human rights organisations, people arrested are subjected to torture and ill treatment and there are allegations of prisoners being subjected to sexual harassment.

 

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