Sayed AbdelAziz disappeared amid a wave of arrests in Egypt

Sayed AbdelAziz disappeared amid a wave of arrests in Egypt

Sayed AbdelAziz was abducted from his house in Giza on May 4, 2018 by the security forces. He remains missing to date.

On May 4, 2018, at around 1 a.m., joint forces of the National Security Forces, Special Forces and Central Security Forces broke into and raided AbdelAziz’s house in Giza. The officers arrested him and brought him to an unknown location. His fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.

AbdelAziz’s arrest took place amid a wave of arrests occurring in early May 2018.

Timeline

May 28, 2019: The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances sends an urgent communication to the Egyptian authorities requesting that they clarify AbdelAziz’s fate and whereabouts.
February 6, 2019: MENA Rights Group requests intervention of UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
May 4, 2018: Disappears following arrest by joint forces of the National Security Forces, Special Forces and Central Security Forces in Giza.