including kicks and punches in different parts of his body and face to force
him to admit to being a member of a gang involved in, burning police vehicles,
possession of Molotov cocktails and targeting police officers and academics
to kill them. The Complainants allege that, after Mansoura, he was taken to
Dekernes Correctional Facilities where he has been held in an inhumane
condition until the time of the submission of the communication.
5. The Complainants allege that Sohaib did not have any physical problem
before the detention; however, in April2014 he started suffering from swelling
and pain in his right knee for which he did not receive medical treatment until
May. The doctor diagnosed him with Rheumatoid and instructed the
detaining authorities to administer anti-inflammatory injections once every 3
weeks. According to the Complainants, on 29 August 2014 after the pain
became sharper, Sohaib was transferred to Dekernes Hospital for
examination to be diagnosed with dislocated knee cap. The examining doctor
advised an urgent operation to his knees but he was not transferred for
surgery until 29 September 2014. The Complainant allege that the delay in
providing him with prompt surgery coupled with poor detaining conditions and
absence of care and attention exacerbated his condition. They allege that
Sohaib was not provided with sufficient recovery time following the operation
and was transferred from hospital to detention 1.5 days after the operation.
It was also alleged that the detaining officers did not allow him to have the
right amount of medication and treatment prescribed to him. In December
2015, Sohaib started to complain of pain in both knees. It is alleged that
following many requests, medical professionals at the premises examined
him and claimed that the rheumatoid moves from right to left and that all he
needed is painkillers. On 1st January 2016, his family noticed that he walks
with difficulty and both knees are red and swollen. A doctor outside prison
advised the family that what prevented right knee from recovering is failure
to complete treatment and therapy. Sohaib remains deprived from any
treatment bar for the painkillers.His family complained to the public attorney
and ministry of interior on March 16 but allegedly to no avail. The
Complainants argue that due to the conditions in detention, humidity,
overcrowding and sleeping on the floor, his left knee now suffers the same
fate.
Ill.
The African Committee's Analysis and Decision on Provisional
Measure
6. In their submission, the Complainants requested the Committee to intervene
immediately and request the government of Egypt to release the child and
provide him with treatment before his condition worsens.
3