According to a report released on Wednesday by the Egyptian Organisation of Human Rights, the abuse and torture of Egyptians by security forces has become increasingly common.
EOHR's report, "Torture in Egypt: a Crime without Punishment," stated: "Torture in Egypt has become a widespread phenomenon inside police stations and state security detention centres, as well as in prisons with the aim of forcing confessions from suspects."
The report detailed 567 cases of torture by police in Egypt between 1993 and 2007, with 167 of them resulting in deaths. In July 2007 alone, the organisation recorded 26 cases of torture and two deaths.
EOHR attributed the phenomenon to the presence of emergency laws in Egypt since 1981 that give police officers wide-ranging powers and allow them to operate with impunity.
But one police official told Al Jazeera that such incidents are rare.
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