Prison Conditions in Egypt

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Prison Conditions in Egypt

Egypt: a country with a population of over 69 000 000 people, home to

some of the worlds most fascinating structures (like the Pyramid's and

The Great Sphinx), and a main contributor to a good deal of the

world's trade industry (most notably petroleum products and cotton

textiles) [1]. One would expect such an affluent country to be a

nation thriving on high integrity and proper treatment of its

citizens. This is anything but the case. In what has been referred to

as "appalling", "life-threatening" and a "filthy system", the prison

conditions in Egypt and the procedures that accompany it are testament

to a true human rights violation and are in dangerous need of

improvement. From the moment an accused person is arrested until their

last dying breath in prison, Egypt's attention to such an important

aspect of the legal system is a dismal display of a governments

disregard for the lives of its citizens. Throughout the course of this

essay, the main factors that lead to this human rights violation will

be explored (i.e. the process of arrest, interrogation, and living

conditions). On top of that, possible solutions to the problems will

be presented to the reader in an attempt to bring light onto the grim

situation that is the prison system in Egypt. This essay is not an

attempt to put down the Egyptian government for its total lack of

careful treatment to those in prisons; it is intended to open eyes to

a problem that appears to get less than enough attention. Whether or

not the people in these prisons are guilty and worthy of poor

treatment is a completely separate subject. What is to be defined is

that ...

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[12] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United

States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 65.

[13] Canada's School Net. Prisons: Life in Prisons.

http://www.acjnet.org/youthfaq/jaillife.html. 1998.

[14] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United

States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 65.

[15] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United

States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 73.

[16] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United

States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 73-91

[17] Amnesty International Report 2002. Egypt.

http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/mde/egypt!Open. 2002.

[18] Amnesty International Report 2002. Egypt.

http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/mde/egypt!Open. 2002.

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