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“Security Forces Dealt with Them”

Suspicious Killings and Extrajudicial Executions by Egyptian Security Forces

The 101-page report, “‘Security Forces Dealt with Them’: Suspicious Killings and Extrajudicial Executions by Egyptian Security Forces,” found that the alleged armed militants killed in the so-called shootouts did not pose an imminent danger to security forces or others when they were killed and in many cases had already been in custody. Egypt’s international partners should halt weapons transfers to Egypt and impose sanctions against the security agencies and officials most responsible for ongoing abuses.

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  • “No One Cared He Was A Child”

    Egyptian Security Forces’ Abuse of Children in Detention

    The 43-page report, “‘No One Cared He Was A Child’: Egyptian Security Forces’ Abuse of Children in Detention,” documents abuses against 20 children between the ages of 12 and 17 when they were arrested.

     

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  • If You Are Afraid for Your Lives, Leave Sinai!

    Egyptian Security Forces and ISIS-Affiliate Abuses in North Sinai

    Since 2011, the Egyptian military and police have battled ISIS-affiliated militants in North Sinai governorate.

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  • “We Do Unreasonable Things Here”

    Torture and National Security in al-Sisi's Egypt

    This report documents how security forces, particularly officers of the Interior Ministry’s National Security Agency, use torture to force suspects to confess or divulge information, or to punish them.

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  • “We Are in Tombs”

    Abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison

    This report shows that staff at Scorpion Prison beat inmates severely, isolate them in cramped “discipline” cells, cut off access to families and lawyers, and interfere with medical treatment.

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  • “Look for Another Homeland”

    Forced Evictions in Egypt’s Rafah

    This 84-page report documents the government’s failure to provide adequately for residents during and after the evictions in North Sinai.

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  • Off the Radar

    Human Rights in the Tindouf Refugee Camps

    This 94-page report is among the most detailed studies of the subject by an international human rights organization. It is based on interviews conducted during a two-week visit to the camps, as well as interviews conducted elsewhere.

  • All According to Plan

    The Rab’a Massacre and Mass Killings of Protesters in Egypt

    The 188-page report documents the way the Egyptian police and army methodically opened fire with live ammunition on crowds of demonstrators opposed to the military’s July 3 ouster of Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s first elected civilian president, at six demonstrations between July 5 and August 17, 2013.

  • "I Wanted to Lie Down and Die"

    Trafficking and Torture of Eritreans in Sudan and Egypt

    This 79-page report documents how, since 2010, Egyptian traffickers have tortured Eritreans for ransom in the Sinai Peninsula, including through rape, burning, and mutilation.

  • The Road Ahead

    A Human Rights Agenda for Egypt’s New Parliament

    This 45-page report sets out nine areas of Egyptian law that the newly elected parliament must urgently reform if the law is to become an instrument that protects Egyptians’ rights rather than represses them.

  • “Work on Him Until He Confesses”

    Impunity for Torture in Egypt

    This report documents how President Hosni Mubarak’s government implicitly condones police abuse by failing to ensure that law enforcement officials accused of torture are investigated and criminally prosecuted, leaving victims without a remedy.

  • Elections in Egypt

    State of Permanent Emergency Incompatible with Free and Fair Vote

    This 24-page report documents the vague and subjective criteria in Egypt’s Political Parties Law that allow the government and ruling party to impede formation of new political parties.

  • Sinai Perils

    Risks to Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Egypt and Israel

    In this 90-page report, Human Rights Watch called on Egypt to halt the use of lethal force against border crossers and all deportations of persons to countries where they risk persecution or ill-treatment.

  • Anatomy of a State Security Case

    The “Victorious Sect” Arrests

    This 74-page report examines the case of the so-called Victorious Sect, a group of 22 young Egyptians charged with plotting to carry out violent attacks on tourists and other civilian targets in Cairo.

  • Prohibited Identities

    State Interference with Religious Freedom

    In this 98-page report, Human Rights Watch and the EIPR document how Ministry of Interior officials systematically prevent Baha’is and converts from Islam from

  • Off the Record

    U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the “War on Terror”

    This 21-page briefing paper, published by six leading human rights organizations, includes the names and details of 39 people who are believed to have been held in secret US custody abroad and whose current whereabouts remain unknown.