Egypt: Systematic failure to rein in security forces

Headline Title:  Egypt: Systematic failure to rein in security forces 22 February 2012 A year after the uprising, Egypt's security forces continue to kill protesters with the same brutal tactics used in Hosni Mubarak’s last days in power, Amnesty International said after concluding that riot police yet again used excessive force in policing protests in Cairo and Suez. The protests earlier this month followed the Port Said tragedy in which more than 70 football fans from Al-Ahly club were killed after a football match on 1 February. The organization found that, between 2 and 6 February,…

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