AIUSA Group 48

Category: Africa

  • Egypt: State-sanctioned pattern of excessive use of force by security forces

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    joanne
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    Amnesty International 14 October 2013 Evidence gathered from eyewitnesses, health officials and wounded protesters suggests security forces used live ammunition to disperse crowds of mostly peaceful demonstrators on 6 October, said Amnesty International. At least 49 people were killed and hundreds injured in Cairo alone, as security forces used excessive and unwarranted lethal force to…