Egypt: Activists condemn police raid on human rights organisation office
- 10 years ago
Egyptian police have stormed the office of a human rights organisation in Cairo, to arrest a democracy campaigner.
Thursday’s early morning raid, at the Egyptian
Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), has been condemned by activist groups. They claim it is part of a push to crush dissent.
Police targeted the office to arrest Mohamed
Adel, according to a security official.
Adel is wanted in connection with protests
against a law that heavily restricts the right to
demonstrate.
A video released by the organisation showed
the aftermath of the police raid, during which
computers and other equipment were
confiscated, according to ECESR staff.
In a statement, 10 Egyptian civil society groupssaid five other activists were also detained but later released, describing the midnight raid as an “unprecedented escalation.”
Thursday’s early morning raid, at the Egyptian
Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), has been condemned by activist groups. They claim it is part of a push to crush dissent.
Police targeted the office to arrest Mohamed
Adel, according to a security official.
Adel is wanted in connection with protests
against a law that heavily restricts the right to
demonstrate.
A video released by the organisation showed
the aftermath of the police raid, during which
computers and other equipment were
confiscated, according to ECESR staff.
In a statement, 10 Egyptian civil society groupssaid five other activists were also detained but later released, describing the midnight raid as an “unprecedented escalation.”