The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a dangerous escalation of violations inside Badr Prison (3), as part of a systematic crackdown targeting political detainee students. These measures include denial of educational rights and preventing detainees from sitting their exams, in blatant violation of the Egyptian Constitution, national laws, and international human rights standards.
According to verified testimonies, these policies are enforced through direct security instructions, causing severe humanitarian and psychological repercussions. Notably, one detainee attempted suicide after being barred from taking his exams, prompting urgent medical intervention at the prison clinic.
In a related development, a student detainee has been on an open-ended hunger strike since 20 December, protesting the same decision, amid complete disregard from the prison administration and the absence of any lawful response.
CFJ also revealed that 25 political detainees have joined a collective hunger strike, while covering surveillance cameras inside their cells, in protest against being held for nearly five months in “intake rooms” without legal basis—following five to seven years of enforced disappearance in National Security facilities.
For over two weeks, Badr Prison (3) has witnessed escalating protests, including hunger strikes, obstruction of cameras, and continuous banging on cell doors across multiple sectors. These actions come in response to systematic medical neglect, which has led to several detainee deaths, and the administration’s persistent refusal to address any legal or humanitarian demands.
CFJ holds the relevant authorities and the prison administration fully responsible for the safety of political detainees and warns that the continuation of these repressive policies, in the absence of oversight and accountability, risks further escalation and grave violations inside detention facilities.
