Although the number of reported cases of death in custody remains alarmingly high, only a few police officers have been imprisoned in connection with deaths in custody.
"The Egyptian government must act decisively to end torture by adopting the necessary legal and practical measures to ensure effective implementation of all the provisions of international human rights treaties, especially the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture," Amnesty International said.
More specifically, the Egyptian authorities should:
* set up prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into all reports of torture;
* ensure that in cases of torture or ill-treatment all perpetrators are brought to justice;
* abolish incommunicado detention; improve safeguards for people held in detention;
* compensate and rehabilitate victims of torture; and
* ensure that legislation and practice are both in full conformity with Egypt's international human rights obligations.
"The Egyptian government must act decisively to end torture by adopting the necessary legal and practical measures to ensure effective implementation of all the provisions of international human rights treaties, especially the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture," Amnesty International said.
More specifically, the Egyptian authorities should:
* set up prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into all reports of torture;
* ensure that in cases of torture or ill-treatment all perpetrators are brought to justice;
* abolish incommunicado detention; improve safeguards for people held in detention;
* compensate and rehabilitate victims of torture; and
* ensure that legislation and practice are both in full conformity with Egypt's international human rights obligations.