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They did not inform him of the reason for his arrest, and during the first interrogation by National Security officers at the prison, which lasted seven hours, he had no lawyer.
He slept on a wooden plank, handcuffed, was not given food or water, and was escorted to the bathroom and not allowed to close the door. I was interrogated by three officers at this prison, who insulted and cursed me. They said I was a faggot and drug addict. I just wanted to go to the prison cell and cry. Four officers then watched him take his clothes off while directing homophobic slurs at him, he said.
They placed him in solitary confinement, claiming that it was for his protection:. The cell was underground, no windows, no light, no bed, no ventilation, a dirty blanket, two bottles of water, and a loaf of bread. I was not allowed to leave the cell for 10 days. I felt comforted by her presence, she smiled and told me to stay strong. Sarah was talking to the Islamists, asking them questions and listening attentively.
She treated everyone with humanity. After the interrogation, Alaa said, an officer pinned him down while another one shaved his head. Alaa said one of the officers forced him to touch his genitals. He was then transferred to the morality ward in another prison and placed in a cell with seven inmates. After three months of pretrial detention, on January 1, , a judge ordered Alaa and Hegazy released on bail.
I went on a hunger strike for the last two days. I wanted to faint so they would release me. I was prepared to end my life if they prolonged my detention. If I had died there, no one would have been held accountable. Murad was detained at Burj al-Arab Prison near Alexandria, in an overcrowded and unsanitary cell.
Prison guards beat him and threatened to kill him, and detainees gang raped him in his cell while security guards did nothing to protect him, he said. I still cannot find a job. I cannot travel. My only wish is to be like my siblings, free and living without a criminal record. I had been talking to a man on Facebook and he asked to see me. I had a ticket to the concert in my backpack. I arrived to find four men dressed in civilian clothing waiting for me.
I knew I was being arrested. Hanan said police officers searched her phone, logged into Grindr through her Facebook account, and created a fake chat to upload pictures of her as a woman. She was not told of any charges against her.
Then, officers began beating her:. They slapped me, kicked me with their boots, dragged me by my clothes until they ripped apart. The officers would slap me and stab me with their pens to force me to speak. They threatened to make me undergo a forced anal exam. I told them to go ahead, I had nothing to hide. They then ordered a forensic doctor to subject me to the anal exam.
They refused to let me call anyone or hire a lawyer. I cut my own hair with scissors so I could look normal when I was interrogated again. I was harassed, sexually assaulted, verbally abused, mocked.
They touched me in my sleep. I stopped sleeping. Hanan was held in pretrial detention for a total of 2 months and 15 days. The next day, he asked me again. It prohibits warrantless arrests unless the person is caught in the act of a crime, requires a lawyer to be present during interrogations, and guarantees suspects the rights to remain silent, to be informed in writing of the reason for their arrest within 12 hours, to be brought before a prosecutor within 24 hours, and to contact a lawyer and family member.
It provides that a court should disregard any statement made under torture or threat of torture. All these treaties strictly and absolutely prohibit torture, which includes a prohibition on the use of evidence obtained under torture. The ICCPR and the African Charter also set out fundamental due process rights for any person detained or facing criminal charges, similar to those in the constitution. Under international human rights law, Egyptian authorities are required to protect women against all forms of violence, and have specific treaty obligations in this regard as a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity include the obligation that all states:. Prosecutions for consensual sex in private between adults violate the rights to privacy and nondiscrimination guaranteed under international law, including in the ICCPR. The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors compliance with the ICCPR, has made clear that it is prohibited to discriminate based on sexual orientation in upholding any of the rights protected by the treaty.
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found that arrests for same-sex conduct between consenting adults are, by definition, arbitrary. Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice. Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. Join our movement today. Donate Now. Your tax deductible gift can help stop human rights violations and save lives around the world. More Reading.
June 16, Commentary. April 22, News Release. Disappointed, the stranger leaves the palace.
When this happens several times, he orders his friend, the high official Tjeti , to follow the king. The king in turn is frequently leaving the palace during the night. Tjeti finds out that king Pepi II keeps visiting his loyal general officer Sasenet for several hours, then returning home. The chapter in which king Pepi II visits his loyal general officer is subject of passionate discussions.
Especially one certain phrase stays in the centre of investigations: the text says, that "his majesty went into Sasenet's house and did to him what his majesty desired". The phrase "doing what one desires" is a common flowery phrase to describe sex. The phrase "doing what one desires" would therefore be overrated and misinterpreted.
A further famous story about same-sex intercourse can be found in the Kahun Papyri , dating back to the Middle Kingdom. It contains the nearly completely preserved story of the Osiris myth and the legendary fight for the throne of Egypt between Horus and Seth. The chapter in question reports that Seth was unutterably jealous about his young nephew Horus, because Horus was very young and popular.
He was quite pampered by the other gods. Seth instead had very few companions and he was comparatively unpopular because of his choleric and vindictive behaviour. As a result, Seth tried to either chase away or even kill Horus, no matter what the cost. When Seth constantly fails, he plans to humiliate his rival so badly that Horus would be banned from Egypt forever. Seth invites Horus to a party and convinces the teenage Horus to drink more than Horus could normally cope with.
When Horus is drunk, Seth seduces him to sleep over the night in one bed together.