Egyptian detainees and convicts continue to die in prisons due to continued violations of the Egyptian regime against them, most notably deliberate medical negligence and poor detention conditions.
The political prisoner Osama Amer died in prison days after his arrest due to a health crisis inside his cell in the Central Security Forces Prison in Sohag.
The prison administration ignored the illness of Osama Amer, an Arabic language teacher from Tahta city in Sohag Governorate. He was left to struggle with the disease without being provided with any medical care until his condition deteriorated, then he was transferred to the hospital where he died.
The death occurred as a result of the miserable conditions of detention, and not receiving the necessary medical and health care in a timely manner, which led to the deterioration of his health inside his cell and his death.
Last July, 9 Egyptian detainees died in prisons and various detention centers, as a result of medical negligence and harsh detention conditions.
The death of Osama Amer once again highlights the serious human rights situation in Egypt, where detainees and convicts suffer from appalling detention conditions and ongoing violations of their basic rights.
His death, due to deliberate medical negligence, is a clear indication of the failure of the Egyptian authorities to provide the necessary medical care to detainees, a flagrant violation of international law and ethical standards.
This tragic event requires human rights and international organisations to exert continuous pressure on the Egyptian government to assume full responsibility for protecting detainees and convicts, providing them with adequate medical care inside prisons, investigating the incidents of death, bringing those responsible to justice, and ensuring that such incidents are not repeated in the future.
It is worth noting that Egyptian prisons generally lack basic health requirements, including good food, sanitation facilities, and decent bathrooms that are appropriate for the number of prisoners, as well as lighting, ventilation, and exercise, in addition to severe overcrowding of prisoners inside detention facilities.
