The prohibition against torture is a bedrock principle of international law. Torture, as well as cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, is banned at all times, in all places, including in times of war. No national emergency, however dire, ever justifies its use. No one may ever be returned to a place where they would face torture.
"Every human being has the right to dignity,which can not be compromised, and the State is committed to respect and protect this right." stated the 51st article of the Egyptian conistitution
"Torture in all its forms and manifestations, is a crime that has no statute of limitations." stated the 52nd article in the Egyptian coistitution.
Where it is an unforgivable crime that is never pardonened however it is a key method used by investigators and law enforcement officers all over the country.
The lack of proper investigation utilities and
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The United Nations Committee Against Torture has confirmed the systematic nature of torture in Egypt. Criminal Investigations officers and State Security Investigations (SSI) officers, under the authority of the minister of interior, are most often responsible for such abuse. This includes beatings, electric shocks, suspension in painful positions, forced standing for long periods, water-boarding, as well as rape and threatening to rape victims and their family. Since 2004, the ombudsman office of the quasi-official National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has sent the Ministry of Interior and Office of the Public Prosecutor (niyaba in Arabic)-which is responsible for investigating and prosecuting crime-over 50 complaints on torture and deaths in