NGO reveals 2 cases of forced disappearances

Source:
Daily News Egypt
Date of source:
10 Oct 2015

Al-Karama institute for human rights reported Friday two incidents of forced disappearances that occurred during the past two months, accusing security forces of “arresting” the men without any legal recognition.

Guinard Thomas-John, a legal officer at Al-Karama, said that the two cases do not only violate the international human rights agreements signed by Egypt, but also signals the absence of any monitoring on detention centres.

A Ministry of Interior spokesperson said the ministry can’t confirm or deny the incident, adding that police forces only arrest civilians if a legal permit exists.

In a report released late July, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Egyptian security forces of being involved in conducting forced disappearances, violating national and international law.

Cornelis Hulsman:Al-Karama was established by Qatari and Algerian human rights defenders in Switzerland, most likely because establishment in their home countries was not possible. Wikipedia mentions that Abd al- Rahman Omair Al Naimi, one of Alkarama's three founding members was designated as a "Specially Designated Terrorist" and financier of Al Qaida and other terrorist organisations by the U.S. Treasury Department in Decemenber 2013. Al Naimi denied the characterisation as a political attack. I cannot imagine that the U.S. Treasury Department would come up with claims without proof. This places Al-Karama in the corner of Islamist organizations and thus very likely not independent in claims made. More important is the report of HRW that has much more credibility in the West.

 

 

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