slap her face. According to the Complainants, the Second Victim was also allegedly called abusive names such as 'whore' and 'slut'. 12. The Complainants state that, as a result of the above mentioned assaults, the Second Victim was attended at the Hilal Hospital on 31 May 2005 and a medical report confirmed bruises on her left shoulder, left arm and back. They also submit that she is emotionally traumatised as a result of the sexual violations and assaults on her person. 13. The Complainants allege that the Second Victim lodged a Complaint with the Public Prosecution Office (FPO) but investigators refused to take statements from eyewitnesses. They allege that she received anonymous and indirect threats from neighbours and unidentified men to withdraw her complaint. 14. The Complainants further submit that the Third Victim, a female journalist at Al Doustour Newspaper, in Cairo, went to the Press Syndicate in both her capacity as a journalist covering the events and as a citizen exercising her right to protest. They allege that, she tried to escape the scene by getting into a taxi with the Second Victim when the Chief of the Intelligence Unit of the Boulaq Abou Al-'Ela Police Station assaulted her and ordered a group of female supporters of the NDP to physically attack and expose her body. 15. It is alleged by the Complainants that the Third Victim was beaten, bitten, her hair pulled and her clothes torn, and was later rescued by people emerging from the Press Syndicate building who took her inside for protection. They add that she is emotionally traumatised and depressed from the assaults. 16. It is also alleged by the Complainants that the Third Victim lodged a Complaint where statements of eyewitnesses were ignored and that she received threatening calls at home and at work to withdraw the complaint. 17. The Complainants allege that the Fourth Victim, a female journalist at Nahdat Misr Newspaper, in Cairo, and a member of the Kefaya movement, was also attending the demonstration. They allege that she was attacked by a group of unidentified men who pushed her against the wall and hit her in her lower abdomen several times until she collapsed on the ground. They also allege that she was kicked on her pubic area by one of the men, while the others continued to beat, and tried to tear off her clothes. 18. It is alleged by the Complainants that while the above mentioned assaults were taking place, law enforcement officers on the scene refused to come to her assistance, allow her seek medical assistance, or have access to the Press Syndicate building for protection. 19. The Complainants allege that, the Fourth Victim stayed for two days in the Marg Hospital undergoing treatment for bruises on her right hip, right knee and upper pelvic area, and that a medical report was issued on 31 May 2005. They further allege that she is traumatized by the assaults that have had a detrimental effect on her mental health. 20. The Complainants also submit that the Fourth Victim lodged a complaint on 5 June 2005 at the Qasr Al-Nil PPO and received threats from a group of unidentified men to withdraw the complaint. 21. According to the Complainants, the Victims' cases were classified as misdemeanors in violation of Article 242 of the Penal Code. They submit that an investigation was instituted on 25 May 2005, and was completed on 27 December 2005 when the PPO announced that a decision not to prosecute had been taken due to the inability to identify the perpetrators. 22. The Complainants submit that the Victims appealed the decision of the PPO not to prosecute to the Appeal Misdemeanors Chamber of the First Instance Court of Southern Cairo (the Appeal Chamber). However, on 1 April 2006, the Appeal Chamber dismissed the case. They state that though the Appeal Chamber's decision found that the assaults had taken place on the Victims, it was impossible to identify the perpetrators. Articles alleged to have been violated 23. The Complainants state that the aforementioned acts and omissions constitute a violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 7(1)(a), 9(2), 16, 18(3) and 26 of the African Charter by the Respondent State. Prayers 24. The Complainants state that, in requesting the African Commission on Human arid Peoples' Rights (the African Commission ) to examine their case, the Victims seek: a. Recognition by the African Commission of violations of these Articles of the African Charter; 2