Hossam el-Hamalawy
A long feature by Ahram Online sheds light on the systematic use of torture against Egyptians by the ousted Mubarak regime. The feature includes an interview with me, veteran activist Aida Seif el-Dawla and others.
Continuous updates and resources on police torture in Egypt could be found on this Diigo group.
Anti-torture activists hold press conference following the meeting with SCAF representatives.
The above video has been circulating in the Egyptian blogosphere for a while. It purportedly shows a “welcome party” handed down by Alexandria’s Hadra Prison officers and corporals to a new truckload of prisoners. This video has been uploaded to youtube on 8 March, the abuse is believed to have happened sometime after January.
The Hadra prison is one of the most notorious prisons in the north (together with Borg el-Arab). Rights groups have already recorded several cases of torture in that facility.
Has the above video been investigated by General Mansour el-Essawi, the interior minister? Has it been investigated by the public prosecutor? Have those torturers, whose identities could be easily found by the interior ministry, been held accountable?