Rights group details torture in Egyptian jail

‘Human Rights Watch has published an 80-page report, detailing the torture of prisoners in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison.
The rights group’s report said authorities of Aqrab (Arabic for scorpion) maximum security prison in Cairo that houses many political prisoners routinely abuse inmates, sometimes causing death.
“Scorpion Prison sits at the end of the state’s repressive pipeline, ensuring that political opponents are left with no voice and no hope,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
The purpose of the prison is to “throw government critics and forget them,” he said.’
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