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Alleged torture inflicted by the army on peaceful demonstrators. According to information received, on 9 March 2011, the Egyptian military arrested 18 women during a peaceful protest in Tahrir Square. The women were initially taken to a Cairo Museum annex where they were reportedly handcuffed, beaten, given electric shocks, and called prostitutes. 17 of them were allegedly transferred to a military prison in Heikstep, where they were forced to take off their clothes to be searched by a female prison guard. The women were then subjected to virginity tests and were threatened that ?those not found to be virgins? would be charged with prostitution. All 17 women were reportedly brought before a military court on 11 March and released on 13 March. Several of them reportedly received one-year suspended prison sentences for disorderly conduct, destroying private and public property, obstructing traffic and carrying weapons.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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