Communication 656/17 - Anas Ahmed Khalifa 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 30 March 2017 from the Organisation of European Alliance for Human Rights (AED), AMAN Organisation, Mrs. Hager El-Sayed Khalil and one other individual who sought anonymity (T) (the Complainants), on behalf of Mr. Anas Ahmed Khi i ict 2. The Complaint is submitted against the State), a State Party to the African C African Charter).1 of Egypt (Respondent d Peoples’ Rights (the of officers and soldie plain clothes. Complainan undisclosed \ was then presented to the Public f a lawyer. According to the Complainants, immediate investigation and transferred the the Victim being a civilian. The Complainants the Victim was sentenced to life imprisonment in an s unfair trial b the Military Court composed of military officials who are not required to be trained in law and based on the self-incriminating evidence obtained under ‘a 6. The Complainants allege that the Victim was held in the Agerab Prison. The Complainants add that in prison the Victim went on a hunger-strike in protest of the unfair trial, as a result of which he was placed in solitary confinement as punishment. 1 Egypt ratified the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 20 March 1984. aA SaaS oy ETARIAP *OeN