Egypt: Prisoner’s right to complain bet. Mandella Rules and domestic laws

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prisoners-right-to-complain-bet-mandella-rules-and-domestic-laws/ The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules, affirm the prisoners’ right to be provided with information as well as their right to file complaints, as stated in rules...

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Egypt: The need for effective judicial oversight of prisons

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-need-for-effective-judicial-oversight-of-prisons/ Violation of prisoners’ rights pervades Egyptian prisons and detention centers, where there is no real oversight by the Public Prosecution and Judiciary over the prisons administration. Read more at original link

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Egypt: What has Gov. done to face the phenomenon of suicide?

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-what-has-gov-done-to-face-the-phenomenon-of-suicide/ In many cases, the government’s organs deny the gravity of the phenomenon of suicide, and accuse opposition parties of exaggeration in their talk about it, to deliberately embarrass the community – a logic that seems blind to the...

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About the phenomenon of suicide in Egypt

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/about-the-phenomenon-of-suicide-in-egypt/ The suicidal behavior is frequently associated with conflict, disaster, violence, abuse, or loss and isolation, with reports about increasing suicide rates among vulnerable groups that may experience discrimination such as refugees and migrants...

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Egypt: Prosecution’s expanded powers in Constitution & law

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-expanded-powers-in-constitution-law/ The approach of the Egyptian Constitution of 2014 related to the rules of pretrial detention has been criticized for lack of clear guarantees in this regard, including the need to state that the pretrial detention order should be issued...

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Egypt: Escalating violations against pretrial detainees

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-escalating-violations-against-pretrial-detainees/ In addition to the prolonged pretrial detention and the stereotypical recurrent charges, the Egyptian authorities have committed several other violations against detainees, Read more at original link

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Egypt: Stereotypical charges and legal framework of pretrial detention

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-stereotypical-charges-and-legal-framework-of-pretrial-detention/ The political and human rights activists arrested by security forces are always subjected to several recurrent stereotypical accusations, derived from the Egyptian Penal Code (Law No. 58 of 1937), the Anti-Terrorism Law...

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Egypt: Prosecution’s recycling of cases against dissidents

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-recycling-of-cases-against-dissidents/ Case recycling is a term that has become well-known in Egyptian human rights circles and even at the international level, and related to the Egyptian judicial system. Case recycling occurs when the prosecution brings a new case against...

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