New Human Rights Watch report documents serious abuse and extra-judicial killings by Egypt's Security Forces.
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"The 101-page report...found that the alleged armed militants killed in the so-called shootouts did not pose an imminent danger to security forces or others when they were killed and in many cases had already been in custody."
"Human Rights Watch found that the Interior Ministry announced the deaths of at least 755 people in 143 alleged shootouts between January 2015 and December 2020, with only one suspect arrested. The ministry statements identified only 141 of those killed..."
"Almost all the statements claimed that the alleged militants opened fire first, compelling security forces to return fire. The authorities alleged that all those killed were sought for βterrorismβ and that most belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood..."
"HRW examined the cases of 14 individuals who were among 75 men killed in nine...incidents in mainland Egypt.
Families and acquaintances of the 14 men said the victims had been arrested...and were in custody before they were reported killed."
Families and acquaintances of the 14 men said the victims had been arrested...and were in custody before they were reported killed."
"Eight of the families said they or friends or acquaintances witnessed their arrest. Thirteen said their relatives had been forcibly disappeared and that they had officially inquired about their whereabouts before their killing."
"Members of eight families said they saw what they believed were signs of abuse on the bodies of their killed relatives, including burns, cuts, broken bones, or dislocated teeth."
"All the families said...officers intimidated and harassed them when they tried to locate the body and seven said security forces forced them to bury their relatives without any funeral...
Only one family said their...relative had probably been involved in armed activity..."
Only one family said their...relative had probably been involved in armed activity..."
"In three cases, the analysis is inconsistent with the shootout narrative. Photographs show that the hands of the three bodies appear to have been restrained or cuffed behind their backs immediately before death."
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"In one incident, a pro-government newspaper had reported the arrest of a 19-year-old student and his subsequent interrogation over a week before the Interior Ministry claimed its forces killed him in a βshootout.β"
"Human Rights Watch found no record that authorities have opened any serious or meaningful investigations into any of the incidents, and no family members had been summoned to provide their accounts"
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