Decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on Strike out
Communication 658/17 - Shereen Said Hamd Bakhet v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Summary of the Complaint:
1.
The Secretariat of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the
Secretariat), received a complaint on 13 March 2017 from the Organisation of
European Alliance (AED), Aman Organisation, Mr Hany Salah El Fakharany,
and one other individual who sought anonymity (tfie Com
of Shereen Said Hamd Bakhet (the Victim).
2.
lainants), on behalf
;
The Complaint is submitted against the Arab Republic of.iEgypt (Respondent
State), State Party to the African Charter on
uman andQ'eoples' Rights (the
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African Charter).
3.
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The Complainants submit that the Victim is married and has four (4) children.
The Complainants add that the Victim has bolfopinions w}ich the military
"coup" forces oppose.
4.
The
Complainants
Victim's home
in
,
allege
Baraka
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that
polic�ressed
1-Sabaa,
in civilian
clothes
Menoufia governorate,
raided
the
at 2:00 am on 19
October 2016, searched the house, stole monetandjewellery, and arrested the
Victim. The Co�Iaina� further allege thatJhe Victim asked the intruders to
show her theif identifications and w
ether they had permission from the public
prosecutor, at which point "they almost beat her in front of her children".
;
5.
The Complainants aver that the Victim and her family were not informed of
the reasons
for the arrest, nor was her family
informed
of the place of her
detentioii,
6.
The Complainants submit that following the arrest of the Victim, security forces
took h�he State Sed�rity Investigations Service (SSIS) in Shebin El Koum,
Menoufia fvernorate where she was handcuffed and interrogated for several
hours in the absence of a lawyer.
7.
The Compl�ts submit that during the interrogation, security forces were
trying to force the Victim to confess to charges they fabricated against her, and
they threated to arrest her son Baraa who was 9 years old at the time and her
brother Mohammed who was 16 years old, when she refused to confess. The
Complainants add
that the Victim was sexually harassed
and
that she
was
threatened with rape.
8.
The Complainants allege that the Victim was eventually forced to confess to the
fabricated charges, and that she was also forced to make a statement indicating
that she had
sexual
relations
with many
men.
The Complainants
aver that
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