A regime that practices torture,
we can't tolerate this no matter who's at the head of it
"And I say this in clear language,"
"that the dignity of the Egyptian is the dignity of Egypt"
Not only the army, but from the police and the armed forces
"Morsi handing the Nile Medal to Tantawi"
Who's paying you?
Will you confess or will they kill you out there?
[Dr. Aida Seif el Dowla; El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence]
The new constitution says that people can be detained without know the charges against them,
for 12 hours
Let's imagine this scenario:
Someone gets held for 11 and a half hours without anyone telling him why,
He's then set free after 11 and a half hours, without any breach of law
At which point he is arrested again, and the whole process starts over
a whole new 12 hour window
The constitution does not discusses torture,
nor define it,
neither does it mention it's obligation to the UN Convention against Torture
despite the fact that the article could have been included in the constitution
in a clear fashion, saying:
"Torture is a crime with no statute of limitations,"
"and it is the right of victims to direct judicial redress."
This is an illegitimate constitution
I don't even have to read the rest of it to make up my mind.
Insofar as we're not voting on individual amendments,
but rather the constitution in its entirety,
then these articles are enough on their own for me to reject this constitution