Document #2032120

AI – Amnesty International (Author), EMHRN – EuroMed Rights (formerly: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, EMHRN) (Author), Freedom House (Author), Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OSF – Open Society Foundations (formerly Open Society Institute) (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), CIHRS - Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; et al. (Author)

Egypt: Joint statement: Rights defender’s relatives arrested: Midnight raids, disappearances follow torture complaint [MDE 12/2602/2020]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2032120/MDE1226022020ENGLISH.pdf

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ecoi.net summary:
Joint NGO statement on harassment and intimidation by security forces of relatives of a human rights defender who is filing a torture lawsuit against the former Egyptian prime minister Hazem al-Beblawy in the USA
Country:
Egypt
Sources:
AI – Amnesty International (Author), EMHRN – EuroMed Rights (formerly: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, EMHRN) (Author), Freedom House (Author), Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OSF – Open Society Foundations (formerly Open Society Institute) (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), CIHRS - Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; et al. (Author)
Original link:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1226022020ENGLISH.pdf
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
24 June 2020
Document ID:
2032120

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