Women in Egypt have been forced into taking virginity tests including electric shocks which amount to torture, Amnesty has claimed.
Director of Amnesty International UK, Kate Allen, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that 12,000 people have been put through military tribunals and 13 people have been sentenced to death.
Describing what was happening in Egypt as appaulling, Allen said Amnesty had documented horrific treatment of civilians by the Egyptian army, particularly against women.
"We've seen torture continuing and we know that women have been beaten and had electric shock treatment," she told Sarah Montague on Today on Tuesday morning. "Women were dragged out of Tahrir square in March of this year and virginity-tested. The Army has failed to investigate this."
Here are pictures of the latest protests so far:
Director of Amnesty International UK, Kate Allen, told Today on BBC Radio 4 that 12,000 people have been put through military tribunals and 13 people have been sentenced to death.
Describing what was happening in Egypt as appaulling, Allen said Amnesty had documented horrific treatment of civilians by the Egyptian army, particularly against women.
"We've seen torture continuing and we know that women have been beaten and had electric shock treatment," she told Sarah Montague on Today on Tuesday morning. "Women were dragged out of Tahrir square in March of this year and virginity-tested. The Army has failed to investigate this."
Here are pictures of the latest protests so far:
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| A young Egyptian man shows off empty tear gas cannisters |
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| Tear gas imported from the US was used on civilins |
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| Crowds in Tahrir Squre in Cairo |
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| The three capture students are released |
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