Armed Islamic groups in Egypt are increasingly responsible for human rights abuses. Recent civilian targets have included tourists, Coptic Christians and intellectuals ...
31 Aug 1998 Report MDE 12/022/1998
Dr Ibrahim Khalil al-Za'farani was released from detention on 18 March 1998. AI continues to appeal for the release of other members of the Muslim Brothers ...
19 Apr 1998 Report MDE 12/021/1998
This report demonstrates the range of violations on international fair trial standards in the Middle East and North Africa. It includes chapters on prisoners of ...
15 Apr 1998 Report MDE 01/002/1998
Dr Ibrahim Khalil al-Za'farani was re-arrested on 22 January 1998, within hours of his release after serving a three-year prison term, and is being held on a renewable ...
10 Feb 1998 Report MDE 12/009/1998
AI's seriously concerned about the fate and circumstances surrounding the "disappearance" in December 1993 of Mansur Kikhiya, a Libyan human rights activist ...
30 Sep 1997 Report MDE 12/055/1997
1. Egypt: Prisoner of conscience 'Ala' Hamed, writer (61); 2. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Police fail to protect returnees, between 1 and 3 August 1997 Bosnian Croat residents ...
31 Aug 1997 Report NWS 22/005/1997
AI Index: POL 10/03/97. EMBARGOED UNTIL 1100 HRS GMT, TUESDAY 17 JUNE 1997. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 1997 UPDATES. Selected events ...
17 Jun 1997 Report POL 10/003/1997
There is concern at the continuing imprisonment of 12 medical professionals serving sentences of between three and five years, some with hard labour. They appear ...
7 Apr 1997 Report MDE 12/007/1997
Amnesty International is gravely concerned at the rise in the use of modern electro-shock "stun" weapons by torturers. Reports that law enforcement officers ...
4 Mar 1997 Report ACT 40/001/1997
Dozens of women in Egypt have been subjected to human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and torture, usually on account of their marital or other ...
1 Mar 1997 Report MDE 12/011/1997