9. Articles 4 and 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights stipulates that the
rights of human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life
and the integrity of his person. Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity
inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and
degradation of any human being, particularly enslavement, involvement in any form of slave
trade, torture, cruel, inhuman degrading punishment and mistreatment, shall be prohibited.
Every individual shall have the right to liberty and to the security of his person. No one may be
deprived of his freedom except for reasons and conditions previously laid down by law. In
particular, no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained.
Article 7 guarantees the right of every citizen to have his cause heard and defended. Egyptian
legislation and laws are designed to safeguard these rights, stating that any arrests or
detentions must be immediately reported and the accused has the right to seek legal aid or
insist that the investigating authority appoint a lawyer to appear with the accused in all
proceedings if he/she does not have a lawyer. In relation to criminal procedures, Law No.150 of
1950, amended by law 145 of 2006, regulates the rights of the accused and the detainee in
remand. Article 134 clarifies the necessity of proving the risk of dangerous behavior which
constitutes the basis on which the freedom of the accused is restricted. An objective criterion
has been specified focusing on the type of crime and the prescribed punishment An objective
criterion focuses on the type of crime and the penalty prescribed for it, as well as the limitation
of the possibility of remand for crimes and misdemeanors punishable by a period of not less
than one year.
Successive Egyptian constitutions have given due consideration to the basic safeguards for the
protection of personal freedom. Article 41 of the 1971 Constitution, as amended by successive
items of legislation under the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure and Article 54 of
the 2014 Constitution, stipulates that Personal freedom is a natural right which is safeguarded
and cannot be infringed upon. Except in cases of in flagrante delicto, citizens may not be
apprehended, searched, arrested, or have their freedoms restricted without a causal judicial
warrant necessitated by an investigation. All those whose freedoms have been restricted shall
be immediately informed of the causes therein, notified of their rights in writing, be allowed to
immediately contact their family and lawyer, and be brought before the investigating authority
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