Egypt

The turbulence that has hit Egypt since mid-November seems, at first glance, mostly a testament to the poor performance of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in handling the transition away from the rule of Husni Mubarak.

On 16 December 2011, Egyptian military forces violently attacked the three-week sit-in at the Cabinet building in Cairo. The protesters were demanding that the military ruling council hand over power to civilians.

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World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)