Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai: Human Rights Watch | World News, The Indian Express

Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai: Human Rights Watch | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Cairo |Published: May 28, 2019 10:52:17 am

Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai: Human Rights Watch

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings, collective punishment and forced evictions.

In this file photo, smoke rises after Egyptian army demolished houses on the Egyptian side on border town of Rafah. HRW has accused Egypt’s security forces of committing widespread abuses against civilians in the Sinai Peninsula, where Egypt has been battling Islamic militants for years. (AP Photo: Eyad Baba)

Egyptian security forces have committed widespread abuses against civilians in restive northern Sinai peninsula, some of which amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, urging other nations to halt military assistance