Amnesty Annual Report 2015/2016: Egypt
The human rights situation continued to deteriorate.
The authorities arbitrarily restricted the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, enacted a draconian new anti-terrorism law, and arrested and imprisoned government critics and political opposition leaders and activists, subjecting some to enforced disappearance.
The security forces used excessive force against protesters, refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants. Detainees faced torture and other ill-treatment.
Courts handed down hundreds of death sentences and lengthy prison sentences after grossly unfair mass trials.
There was a critical lack of accountability; most human rights violations were committed with impunity.
Women and members of religious minorities were subject to discrimination and inadequately protected against violence.
People were arrested and tried on charges of “debauchery” for their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
The army forcibly evicted communities from their homes along the border with Gaza.
Executions were carried out following grossly unfair trials.
Amnesty News July 13, 2016
Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful dissent.
The report „“ reveals a trend which has seen hundreds of students, political activists and protesters, including children as young as 14, vanish without trace at the hands of the state. On average three to four people per day are seized according to local NGOs, usually when heavily armed security forces led by NSA officers storm their homes. Many are held for months at a time and often kept blindfolded and handcuffed for the entire period.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/egypt/
