"Work on him until he confesses" : impunity for torture in Egypt /

"Work on him until he confesses" : impunity for torture in Egypt /

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Author / Creator:	Morayef, Heba.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, c2011.
Description:	95 p. ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Torture -- Government policy -- Egypt. Torture -- Egypt. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Egypt. Police brutality -- Egypt. Human rights. Criminal justice, Administration of. Human rights. Police brutality. Torture. Torture -- Government policy. Egypt.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8295752

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Varying Form of Title:	Impunity for torture in Egypt Egypt, "work on him until he confesses"
Other authors / contributors:	Stork, Joe. Levine, Iain. Haas, Danielle. Human Rights Watch (Organization)
ISBN:	1564327396 9781564327390
Notes:	"Heba Morayef, researcher with Human Rights Watch, researched and wrote this report. Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Division, and Iain Levine and Danielle Haas from the Program Office, edited the report."--P. 90. "January 2011"--P. following t.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet on the Human Rights Watch web site. Also issued online.
Summary:	"Torture is widespread in Egypt--used by law enforcement officers for Criminal Investigations and State Security Investigations (SSI) in a deliberate and systematic manner to glean confessions and information or to punish both criminal and political detainees. Since most torture cases are not prosecuted, police abuse is common and law enforcement officers are free to act with impunity. For example, SSI officers are not permitted to detain people but frequently carry out enforced disappearances and interrogate and abuse suspects. The government maintains that incidents of torture are isolated and that it investigates each one. While prosecutors open investigation files on each formal complaint, a number of factors prevent most cases progressing to court, including police intimidation of victims and witnesses who pursue complaints, the prosecution's limited resources and lack of independence, an inadequate legal framework, and the fact that police from the same unit as the alleged perpetrator are responsible for gathering evidence and summoning witnesses. This report documents the obstacles that exist to prosecuting law enforcement officers for torture and finds the government is failing to provide torture victims effective remedy, or to deter such abuses in the future by holding perpetrators accountable. 'Work on Him until He Confesses' urges the Egyptian government to investigate all credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment, even in the absence of a formal complaint. Prosecutors should conduct these inquiries promptly, impartially, and thoroughly, ensuring they investigate all those allegedly responsible, including superiors, and without involving alleged abusers in gathering evidence."--P. [4] of cover.

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Summary:	"Torture is widespread in Egypt--used by law enforcement officers for Criminal Investigations and State Security Investigations (SSI) in a deliberate and systematic manner to glean confessions and information or to punish both criminal and political detainees. Since most torture cases are not prosecuted, police abuse is common and law enforcement officers are free to act with impunity. For example, SSI officers are not permitted to detain people but frequently carry out enforced disappearances and interrogate and abuse suspects. The government maintains that incidents of torture are isolated and that it investigates each one. While prosecutors open investigation files on each formal complaint, a number of factors prevent most cases progressing to court, including police intimidation of victims and witnesses who pursue complaints, the prosecution's limited resources and lack of independence, an inadequate legal framework, and the fact that police from the same unit as the alleged perpetrator are responsible for gathering evidence and summoning witnesses. This report documents the obstacles that exist to prosecuting law enforcement officers for torture and finds the government is failing to provide torture victims effective remedy, or to deter such abuses in the future by holding perpetrators accountable. 'Work on Him until He Confesses' urges the Egyptian government to investigate all credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment, even in the absence of a formal complaint. Prosecutors should conduct these inquiries promptly, impartially, and thoroughly, ensuring they investigate all those allegedly responsible, including superiors, and without involving alleged abusers in gathering evidence."--P. [4] of cover.
Item Description:	"Heba Morayef, researcher with Human Rights Watch, researched and wrote this report. Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Division, and Iain Levine and Danielle Haas from the Program Office, edited the report."--P. 90. "January 2011"--P. following t.p. verso.
Physical Description:	95 p. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	1564327396 9781564327390