A Letter to the Egyptian Government Regarding Its Response to Khaled Hassan’s Torture Allegations

Expand Khaled Hassan. © 2018 Private On November 1, Human Rights Watch emailed the following letter to the Egyptian government. Diaa Rashwan Chairman of State Information Service Mr. Diaa Rashwan, On October 11, Human Rights Watch released a report on the disappearance and alleged torture of the American-Egyptian driver Khaled Hassan, who is in pretrial detention in Istiqbal Tora Prison. Military prosecutors have accused him of involvement in an Islamic State-affiliated group’s violent activities. On October 14, your office released a statement in response, criticizing the report and saying…

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