Aug 31, 2025 The undersigned human rights organizations express grave concern over conditions in Badr 3 Prison, east of Cairo, where detainees – most of them prisoners of conscience and political opponents – are subjected to severe abuses that endanger their lives and their physical and psychological well-being. The p…
A guard inside one of the watch towers of the Tora prison on the southern outskirts of Cairo, February 11, 2020. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) Development & Economy Law & Accountability Egypt Shareholders in Repression: Economic Predation in Egypt’s Prisons The commoditization of repression in Egypt’s…
Egyptian authorities should urgently provide health care to Salah Soltan, the detained father of a prominent Egyptian rights defender living in the US, or immediately release him to receive medical attention and investigate claims of torture, 19 human rights organizations said today. On January 26, 2022, Salah Soltan,…
According to our documentation, Tora Maximum Security II Prison is overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and short of potable water and hygiene tools. prisoners struggle to find decent food and suffer from a systematic shortage of health care facilities and a widespread denial of medical services, especially for political d…
The undersigned human rights organizations categorically reject the continued policy of humiliation practiced by Egyptian authorities against detainees, especially political prisoners. Such policy will only lead to more negative consequences as a number of detainees in the Istiqbal Tora prison, south of Cairo, have st…
Contents Executive summary Introduction Report Methodology Legal framework 4-1- The crime of torture and other forms of maltreatment in international law 4-2- Crime of torture and other forms of maltreatment in Egyptian constitution and law Prolonged solitary confinement 5-1- Legal framework of the solitary confinemen…
Breaking ECRF lawyer files lawsuit before the State Council, representing lawyer and HRD, Ibrahim Metwally, demanding authorities to form an inspection committee to visit prisons to ensure preventive measures are being taken and the safety of prisoners. The lawsuit is filed against the Minister of Interior, the head o…
Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, Abdelrahman Tarek (Moka), Ahmed Maher […]
Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, Abdelrahman Tarek (Moka), Ahmed Maher (Rigo), Galal El Beheriy, and Walid Shawky started hunger strikes to protest their unlawful imprisonment. On 8 March…
The undersigned organizations call for dropping the charges against Lina Atallah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr website, who was detained on Sunday afternoon, while she was in the area designated for citizens outside the Tora Prison complex, in the company of Dr. Laila Soueif. The Madai prosecution interrogated Atallah…