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Egyptian rights group asks court to halt official move to shut it down

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 22, 2016 00:03

CAIRO - An Egyptian organization that documents rights abuses and treats torture victims said on Sunday it had filed an urgent application to a court in the hope of halting plans by authorities to shut it down on Monday.

The director of the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture told a news conference that a health ministry decision to shut it down was part of the toughest crackdown on dissent in Egypt's modern history.

"This is a political decision," said Aida Seif el-Dawla. "And it's coming from the cabinet that represents all the actors that are keen on the survival of this regime, despite the oppression and the torture that the Egyptian people are living through on a daily basis."

Sources in the Health Ministry, which issues licenses for the Nadeem Center, have said it committed unspecified violations.

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