“Both Karim Hemada and Aser Mohamed were forcibly disappeared, endured agonising ordeals in detention and have been victims of outrageous injustice. “Their inhumane detention violates international law and the Egyptian constitution and should be a stain on the conscience of the authorities. Under international law children deprived of their liberty must be treated humanely and held separately from adults. He was forcibly disappeared for 42 days, and during this time he reported being tortured with electric shocks to extract a forced confession. Aser Mohamed was forcibly disappeared for 35 days in January 2016 at the age of 14.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2019 16:07 UTC