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| Date: | 3 December 1997 |
| Case Number: | eg9714_kha |
| Victim: | Kamal Khalil Khalil |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Subject: | Engineer released |
| Issues: | Freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention; Freedom of opinion and expression; Torture |
| Type of alert: | Update |
| Related alerts: | 3 October 1997 |
FACTS OF THE CASE:
Kamal Khalil Khalil, an engineer and prisoner of conscience, was released from prison on 11 November 1997. Mr. Khalil was arrested on 30 August 1997 for his peaceful activities opposing Law 96 of 1992, an agricultural law permitting land owners to evict tenants after a grace period. He was a founding member of the Committee for the Defense of Farmers, which was established in 1997 by opponents of the agriculture law.
Others arrested under similar circumstances have been tortured and otherwise ill-treated. Some remain in detention. An estimated 180 people have been arrested for expressing their opposition to Law 96.
No further action is required
(Source of information on this case includes Amnesty International.)
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