Articles alleged to have been violated 24. The Complainants allege violations of Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 14, 16 and 18 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Charter) by the Respondent State. Prayers of the Complainant 25. The Complainants request the Commission to: a. Declare a violation of the Victims rights under Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 14, 16 and 18 of the African Charter. b. Request that the Respondent State undertakes a thorough and impartial investigation to ensure the accountability of the alleged perpetrators. c. Request that the Respondent State’s national law be reviewed to: i. Provide for adequate and effective safeguards against abusive use of force by security officials; ii. Ensure that arbitrary or abusive use of force by law enforcement officials is punished as a criminal offence under the law in Egypt; and iii. Provide for appropriate standards on demonstrations, crowd control and the lethal use of force in line with the African Charter. d. Request the Egyptian Government to integrate human rights training for security and law enforcement officials, which training should include handling violent or potentially violent scenarios, crowd control and riots. e. Request from the Respondent State compensation for: a. The First Victim and other protestors who lost family members; and b. All Victims for the injuries, pain and anguish they suffered and for loss of personal belongings. Procedure 26. The Complaint was received by the Secretariat on 25 May 2007 during its 41st Ordinary Session held from 16 to 30 May 2007, in Accra, Ghana. The Commission considered the Communication and decided to be seized of it. On 7