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Egypt shuts down organization treating torture victims
Source: Associated Press
Egypt shuts down organization treating torture victims
By MADDISON SAWLE
Feb. 9, 2017 2:05 PM EST
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police on Thursday morning shuttered an organization that treats victims of torture and trauma, said a prominent psychiatrist who founded the center, describing it as part of the latest security crackdown on civil society in Egypt.
Aida Seif el-Dawla told The Associated Press that when her staff arrived at Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, it had been sealed by police. The building's doorman was taken into police custody but was later released, she said.
She posted pictures on Facebook of sealing wax plastered across the door handles on the offices and commented: "We will continue."
The closure of the center, which offers therapy for torture victims and documents cases of police violations, comes as Seif el-Dawla has been fighting a court order to have the center shuttered since last year. The order issued in March 2016 was never made public but is reportedly based on vague government claims of breaches of Health Ministry regulations.
The closure comes amid an increasingly tense Egypt, where the prosecution of non-government organizations has become common.
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By MADDISON SAWLE
Feb. 9, 2017 2:05 PM EST
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police on Thursday morning shuttered an organization that treats victims of torture and trauma, said a prominent psychiatrist who founded the center, describing it as part of the latest security crackdown on civil society in Egypt.
Aida Seif el-Dawla told The Associated Press that when her staff arrived at Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, it had been sealed by police. The building's doorman was taken into police custody but was later released, she said.
She posted pictures on Facebook of sealing wax plastered across the door handles on the offices and commented: "We will continue."
The closure of the center, which offers therapy for torture victims and documents cases of police violations, comes as Seif el-Dawla has been fighting a court order to have the center shuttered since last year. The order issued in March 2016 was never made public but is reportedly based on vague government claims of breaches of Health Ministry regulations.
The closure comes amid an increasingly tense Egypt, where the prosecution of non-government organizations has become common.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9df8019f52b44fb880811747795fb5df
