Raba’a: two years on and still no justice

Two years after the killing of around 1,000 protesters at Raba’a al-Adawiyya and al-Nahda Squares in Cairo by Egyptian security forces, not a single government or security official has been held responsible, Egyptian and international human rights organisations said today. Human Rights Watch, which labelled the events a “likely crime against humanity” in a report…

One year on: no justice for victims of mass killing in Egypt

One year after Egyptian security forces moved in to clear protesters from Raba’a al-Adawiyya Square and other protest camps across the country, killing at least 1000, Human Rights Watch said those responsible for the massacre were likely to have committed a crime against humanity. In a report issued on 11 August, HRW documented the deaths…

Report on violent attacks will not go public

The official committee established in Cairo to investigate violence during the period in which army intervention removed President Mohamed Mursi is not entitled to release its findings to the public. The committee was established in December 2013 to examine numerous violent episodes following army intervention and the arrest and imprisonment of Mursi and many others.…