Press Release
Egypt Must End Deplorable Detention and Deportation of Syrian Refugees
The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled…
October 16, 2013
Report
'We Cannot Live Here Anymore' Refugees from Syria in Egypt
This report focuses on the arrest, detention and deportation of refugees from Syria in Egypt, particularly following recent incidents in…
October 16, 2013
Press Release
Christians Scapegoated after Dispersal of Pro-Morsi Sit-ins in Egypt
A detailed report into the attacks targeting Coptic Christian communities in August reveals the extent of the failure of the…
October 7, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Show Restraint After Reckless Policing of Violent Protest
The killing of at least 1,089 people over the past week underscores the urgent need for Egypt's security forces to…
August 23, 2013
Press Release
Continued Bloodshed Underscore Urgent Need to Halt Arms to Egypt
All governments must suspend the transfer of weapons of the type used by Egypt’s security forces in violent dispersals and…
August 20, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Government Must Protect Christians from Sectarian Violence
There has been an unprecedented rise in sectarian violence across Egypt targeting Coptic Christians and the Egyptian authorities must take…
August 19, 2013
Report
Egypt: 'People were dying all around me'; Testimonies from Cairo Violence on 14 August 2013
At about 6.00am on 14 August 2013 the security forces carried-out operations to clear two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Greater Cairo,…
August 16, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Avoid Further Bloodshed
Promises by the authorities to use lethal methods only as a last resort to disperse protesters appear to have been…
August 14, 2013
Press Release
Evidence Shows Morsi Supporters Tortured Protesters in Egypt
Anti-Morsi protesters told Amnesty International how they were captured, beaten, subjected to electric shocks or stabbed by individuals loyal to…
August 2, 2013
Press Release
Egypt's Decision to End Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins Will Only Lead to Bloodshed
The Egyptian government’s decision to mandate security forces to end all pro-Morsi sit-ins in Greater Cairo, considering recent violence against…
July 31, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Be Reined in to Prevent Further Bloodshed
Evidence that the Egyptian security forces have once again used unwarranted live fire and other excessive force underlines the crucial…
July 29, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Police Must Impartially Protect Protesters as Death Toll Rises
As Egypt braces for rival political rallies this Friday, its security forces must do more to protect protesters from violent…
July 25, 2013