Urgent Action update: Arbitrary detention extended

On 8 January 2019, the Cairo Criminal Court renewed Islam Khalil’s detention for a further 45 days. Islam Khalil was a victim of an enforced disappearance and has been held in pre-trial detention on trumped-up charges since 10 March 2018. He is being denied access to necessary health care. The charges, of which Islam Khalil maintains his innocence, are believed to have been brought against him in retaliation for his political activism. The four other co-defendants who were facing the same charges denied knowing Islam Khalil and were released on probation on 4 September.

Take action.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 28 FEBRUARY 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in Arabic or English to:

Public Prosecutor

Mr. Nabil Sadek

Office of the Public Prosecutor, Dar alQada

al-Ali, Down Town

Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

Fax: +202 2577 4716

Salutation: Dear Counsellor

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

HIS EXCELLENCY MR NASSER AHMED KAMEL ALI, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 26 South Street W1K 1DW, 020 7499 3304/2401,

Fax 020 7491 1542, eg.emb_london@mfa.gov.eg and etembuk@hotmail.com

Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.