EGYPT: LAWYER NEGAD EL-BORAI CALLED FOR FIFTH INVESTIGATION FOR DRAFTING ANTI-TORTURE BILL

  Cairo May 16, 2016                                                                            For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE NEGAD EL-BORAI CALLED FOR A FIFTH INVESTIGATION SESSION FOR DRAFTING AN ANTI-TORTURE BILL Judge Abdulshafy Othman, the judge tasked by the Minister of Justice, called Attorney-at –law Negad El Borai for an investigation audience on Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 3 PM as part…

Sisi Government War on NGO Fighting Torture

  #SupportElNadeem wide campaign to pressure #Egypt govt decision to shut down torture victims assitance center @elnadeem#ادعم_النديم — Fadi Al-Qadi (@fqadi) February 21, 2016 https://twitter.com/fqadi/status/701128957878468612  Lawyer of @elnadeem appealed against #Egypt Gov decision to shut the center down.Its not over, torture may not win pic.twitter.com/ppWLQNp98h — Fadi Al-Qadi (@fqadi) February 20, 2016 Torture wins#Egypt authorities…

Brief Talking Points on Morsi Death Sentence

  Capital punishment is an absolute punishment that  human rights defenders seek abolishing as being cruel and inhuman. As classical this may sound, but boundaries to discuss capital punishment end there. Morsi trial is an unfair trial, which essentially means that defendant’s due process rights have been violated in what is no less than messy…

The Five-Step Test to Detect #Fascism

One: military uniform is not a compelling evidence in its own right, but a significant indicator. See if the uniform is mentioned quite often in the national media. Two: examine society’s thick lines of red. If they further thickening is introduced, add to list of positive indicators. Third: map the crowds. Once and if major…