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Arbitrary detention in Egypt has become a routine and very widespread affair, to the point that any person may be detained by administrative decision at ant time under the State of Emergency Law that governs the land.  Alkarama for Human Rights has observed hundreds of cases of arbitrary detention over the past years, and has brought new cases of these violations to the attention of specialised UN bodies such as the Working Group for Arbitrary Detention.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 27 June 2007 

Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26/06/2007), Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, roundly condemned the practice and called on all countries to ratify the International Convention against Torture.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 28 June 2007

Let us react to the report the government submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee 

Alkarama and Algeria-Watch, 25 June 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights, 8 June 2007

Abdul Rahman Ma’ath Thafir, a Saudi citizen, was found dead in his cell on 29 May 2007 at GuantanamoBay camp.  The American military authorities concluded that it was an “apparent suicide.”

Good news for human rights activists and victims of abuses in the Arab world, especially those living in Britain: the British courts have ruled today that it is not possible to hand over Libyan nationals to the Libyan government, due to its being a government that not only has a horrifying human rights record but also lacks any credibility, whose leader, Qaddafi, cannot be trusted.

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Alkarama, July 19, 2006

Alkarama, June 19, 2006 

With the first meeting of the UNHRC taking place today, major aspersions have been cast over the ability of the body to be able to function in an effective manner. The presence of Arab states of torture on the member list raises questions as to the bona fide nature of this body.