Egypt: Rights groups alarmed by increasing deaths of detainees

Egypt: Rights groups alarmed by increasing deaths of detainees

Egypt’s human rights community has expressed growing concern after new deaths were reported inside detention facilities, with civil society organisations accusing security agencies of systematic torture and deliberate medical neglect. In the latest case, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) called on the public prosecution to open an urgent investigation into the death of Tarek Ashraf al-Sayed Mahfouz, who died in custody at the Ha…