Defying Justice: Egypt’s Failure to Implement the African Commission’s Decisions on Ending Torture

Torture is a widespread and systematic practice in Egypt arguably amounting to a crime against humanity under customary international law and Article 7 of the Rome Statute. At the regional level, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, has confirmed in four cases that torture occurs in Egypt. Focusing on the ACommHPR recommendations in the case of Mohammed Abderrahim El Sharkawi v. Egypt, this briefing explores the steps that the Egyptian government should take at the domestic level for the implementation of the reparations issued.