AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE
3 July 2014

Egypt: Rampant torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions signal catastrophic decline in human rights one year after ousting of Morsi

• At least 16,000 detained and at least 80 deaths in custody recorded in past year
• Torture and other ill-treatment in detention continues unabated
• Fair trial standards routinely flouted

A surge in arbitrary arrests, detentions and harrowing incidents of torture and deaths in police custody recorded by Amnesty International provide strong evidence of the sharp deterioration in human rights in Egypt in the year since President Mohamed Morsi was ousted.

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