For some time now has dawned in Cairo, a city that takes in going to sleep, despite the curfew, and is lazy waking up. In Garden City, an upscale neighborhood, near the Place de la Liberation (Tahrir), you hear a click and then a crackling screams followed by two separate (see video and photo). Several military police helped buffeted by a man naked from the waist up when they hit him with a whip, while asking: "Where are you from?" Who are you? "Thief!" Bully! " From time to time you close an electric baton.
The body, face, mouth. The man squirms and squeals. The night before the scene was similar. Two men were arrested at a military checkpoint. They emptied their pockets and smites them, behind the legs, back. One of the soldiers reassuring pat before opening step aside to ask your partner to target one electric baton in the mouth and apply a shock.
The darkness is broken by the spark. They were accused of theft. The man who had captured him early confiscated a machete say large-scale, two mobile phones and 3,000 Egyptian pounds (400 euros). Take him to an alley with a fence that provides access to a home without tenants. He constantly beat.
A soldier pours a jug of water over his partner before he put the electric baton making up their knees. From time to time give it a rest and take turns to strike with the whip or baton. Curious neighbors and come to watch the spectacle. Some try to sneak record the scene with their phones.
A goalkeeper leaves behind his hand frustrated and pointing away from the military can not do anything. Nothing to say. The few soldiers shift in the district since 28 January. Smoked and chatting with neighbors and have drunk tea together. During the protests in the same place had a prisoner tied to a tree stand all night.
Half an hour later another five men were captured on a nearby street, they take their shirts off and introduce them in a garage where they tied their hands behind their backs and beat them. They say they are thieves and note that many have tattoos on arms or hands. Something that does not justify the violence used.
Because soldiers are used to fund. They joke, they pass the baton. Dan a couple of lashes and lay themselves back in the car. Finally, I moved to the alley where the kids next door, none of which exceeds 20 years, terrified and trembling hope the next download., Slowly in the blood flows back and trademarks.
Some try to loosen his bonds. They have no time. An hour later they were taken in a police van. But first, a soldier fired them at the gate with a discharge. On 12 February, a day after President Hosni Mubarak surrender, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced that Egypt would comply with international treaties to which it belongs, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Treatment or Punishment, 1987.
Article 1 of this text defines torture as "any act by which a person intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, in order to obtain from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or other persons, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by a public official or other person in the exercise of public functions, under the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence.
" International Organizations allegations of torture is common in Egyptian jails and police stations, according to reports over the years human rights organizations around the world, while from the West did not warm convictions and real pressures to end these methods. Police have been the recipient of the main charges, although the Army service record has not been without blemish.
On 17 February, Amnesty International urged the Egyptian Army in a statement to take action to end the use of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees, as new information is known about abuse. The call came after some detainees said the organization's human rights were tortured with techniques that included flogging and electric shocks after being arrested by soldiers in the days leading to the resignation of President Mubarak.
"Egyptian military officials have publicly committed to a climate of freedom and democracy after years of repression by the state. Now they realize their words with direct and immediate measures," said Malcolm Smart, director of the East East and North Africa at Amnesty International. However, a day in the first month of the fall of Mubarak, it seems that the techniques of the old regime remain intact.
"The military authorities should intervene to end torture and other abuses against detainees, as we know now being committed in military custody," Smart continued. "The authorities should immediately make clear to all security forces and army will not be tolerated torture or other ill-treatment, and that the perpetrators of these abuses accountable for their actions," he continued.
One detainee, decorator of 29 years Gharbiya province, north of Cairo, told Amnesty International after his release that soldiers tortured him on 3 February in an annex of the Museum of Antiquities: "They called me a traitor and agent abroad and made me take off my clothes except underwear and lie face down on the ground.
Then I was beaten with a whip and trampled with boots me back and hands. I was kicked. Many other detainees who were there were also beaten with a whip, "he said. After being interrogated by a man in civilian clothes, the detainee, whose name is disclosed to protect his safety, was beaten with a chair in the head by a soldier, leaving him unconscious.
A day later, he was transferred to another facility, where he was subjected to beatings and electric shocks and threatened with rape, and then taken to a military prison in El Heikstep, northeast of Cairo, where according to his testimony at the NGO , the soldiers frequent beatings until he was released on February 10.
Another young man complained: "They tied my legs with a chain or rope and hoisted me, leaving me upside down. From time to time I went down to a barrel full of water. I was told to confess to having been trained by Israel or Iran. I gave electric shocks to his body and I fainted, "he said.
"Those who are now in power should ensure that all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment are investigated promptly, thoroughly and impartially, that the officials responsible for these abuses are brought to justice and that victims receive full reparation . An epidemic in 2010, the NGO Human Rights Watch alleged that torture in Egypt has become an epidemic, affecting large numbers of ordinary citizens who are in custody as suspects or are related to criminal investigations .
Some blame this impunity to the Emergency Law in force since 1981, which gives sweeping powers to the police and allows arbitrary arrests and abuse by officials and have demanded it be repealed protesters during the riots. "The authorities do not investigate the vast majority of allegations of torture despite their obligation to do so in the Egyptian and international law," the organization said in its report.
"In cases where the regular police officers have been prosecuted for torture or ill-treatment, the charges were often inappropriately lenient and inadequate sanctions," he concluded. 
The body, face, mouth. The man squirms and squeals. The night before the scene was similar. Two men were arrested at a military checkpoint. They emptied their pockets and smites them, behind the legs, back. One of the soldiers reassuring pat before opening step aside to ask your partner to target one electric baton in the mouth and apply a shock.
The darkness is broken by the spark. They were accused of theft. The man who had captured him early confiscated a machete say large-scale, two mobile phones and 3,000 Egyptian pounds (400 euros). Take him to an alley with a fence that provides access to a home without tenants. He constantly beat.
A soldier pours a jug of water over his partner before he put the electric baton making up their knees. From time to time give it a rest and take turns to strike with the whip or baton. Curious neighbors and come to watch the spectacle. Some try to sneak record the scene with their phones.
A goalkeeper leaves behind his hand frustrated and pointing away from the military can not do anything. Nothing to say. The few soldiers shift in the district since 28 January. Smoked and chatting with neighbors and have drunk tea together. During the protests in the same place had a prisoner tied to a tree stand all night.
Half an hour later another five men were captured on a nearby street, they take their shirts off and introduce them in a garage where they tied their hands behind their backs and beat them. They say they are thieves and note that many have tattoos on arms or hands. Something that does not justify the violence used.
Because soldiers are used to fund. They joke, they pass the baton. Dan a couple of lashes and lay themselves back in the car. Finally, I moved to the alley where the kids next door, none of which exceeds 20 years, terrified and trembling hope the next download., Slowly in the blood flows back and trademarks.
Some try to loosen his bonds. They have no time. An hour later they were taken in a police van. But first, a soldier fired them at the gate with a discharge. On 12 February, a day after President Hosni Mubarak surrender, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced that Egypt would comply with international treaties to which it belongs, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Treatment or Punishment, 1987.
Article 1 of this text defines torture as "any act by which a person intentionally inflicts severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, in order to obtain from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or other persons, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by a public official or other person in the exercise of public functions, under the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence.
" International Organizations allegations of torture is common in Egyptian jails and police stations, according to reports over the years human rights organizations around the world, while from the West did not warm convictions and real pressures to end these methods. Police have been the recipient of the main charges, although the Army service record has not been without blemish.
On 17 February, Amnesty International urged the Egyptian Army in a statement to take action to end the use of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees, as new information is known about abuse. The call came after some detainees said the organization's human rights were tortured with techniques that included flogging and electric shocks after being arrested by soldiers in the days leading to the resignation of President Mubarak.
"Egyptian military officials have publicly committed to a climate of freedom and democracy after years of repression by the state. Now they realize their words with direct and immediate measures," said Malcolm Smart, director of the East East and North Africa at Amnesty International. However, a day in the first month of the fall of Mubarak, it seems that the techniques of the old regime remain intact.
"The military authorities should intervene to end torture and other abuses against detainees, as we know now being committed in military custody," Smart continued. "The authorities should immediately make clear to all security forces and army will not be tolerated torture or other ill-treatment, and that the perpetrators of these abuses accountable for their actions," he continued.
One detainee, decorator of 29 years Gharbiya province, north of Cairo, told Amnesty International after his release that soldiers tortured him on 3 February in an annex of the Museum of Antiquities: "They called me a traitor and agent abroad and made me take off my clothes except underwear and lie face down on the ground.
Then I was beaten with a whip and trampled with boots me back and hands. I was kicked. Many other detainees who were there were also beaten with a whip, "he said. After being interrogated by a man in civilian clothes, the detainee, whose name is disclosed to protect his safety, was beaten with a chair in the head by a soldier, leaving him unconscious.
A day later, he was transferred to another facility, where he was subjected to beatings and electric shocks and threatened with rape, and then taken to a military prison in El Heikstep, northeast of Cairo, where according to his testimony at the NGO , the soldiers frequent beatings until he was released on February 10.
Another young man complained: "They tied my legs with a chain or rope and hoisted me, leaving me upside down. From time to time I went down to a barrel full of water. I was told to confess to having been trained by Israel or Iran. I gave electric shocks to his body and I fainted, "he said.
"Those who are now in power should ensure that all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment are investigated promptly, thoroughly and impartially, that the officials responsible for these abuses are brought to justice and that victims receive full reparation . An epidemic in 2010, the NGO Human Rights Watch alleged that torture in Egypt has become an epidemic, affecting large numbers of ordinary citizens who are in custody as suspects or are related to criminal investigations .
Some blame this impunity to the Emergency Law in force since 1981, which gives sweeping powers to the police and allows arbitrary arrests and abuse by officials and have demanded it be repealed protesters during the riots. "The authorities do not investigate the vast majority of allegations of torture despite their obligation to do so in the Egyptian and international law," the organization said in its report.
"In cases where the regular police officers have been prosecuted for torture or ill-treatment, the charges were often inappropriately lenient and inadequate sanctions," he concluded.
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