Appeal Begins For
16 Year Old Gay Egyptian Teen.
Nov
21: A 16 year old
gay Egyptian was convicted of "debauchery"
and
"crimes against
Islam", on
September 18th.
Although Egypt's
State Security
Court does not
allow an appeal on sentences, an
appeal was
granted only because of the
teen's age. The boy found
guilty after he
signed a police confession and
sentenced to three
years'
imprisonment with labor followed by three years of
probation.
It has been
alleged the confession was coerced by prison guards
who has tortured
the boy, which included the use
of cattle prods.
HRW Call
to Overturn Boy's Conviction for
Homosexuality.
Nov
20: The Human
Rights Watch called on the Egyptian prosecutor
general to ask
the appeals court
to overturn the
conviction of 16 year
old boy.
View the article and the letter sent to
Counselor Maher 'Abd
Human
Rights Organizations.
*Tampa Bay
Coalition's Press Release.
*Amnesty
International's Press.Release.
*International Gay & Lesbian Human