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The Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC; مركز هشام مبارك للقانون) is an Egyptian law firm based in Cairo and Aswan which works in the field of human rights through litigation campaigns and legal research and is perhaps best known for its active support of torture victims and Egyptians subject to arbitrary detention. Founded by Ahmed Seif El-Islam Hamad and other human rights defenders in 1999 it has become a major player in Egyptian Human rights advocacy issues.Hisham Mubarak (هشام مبارك) was an Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist who died in 1998 from a heart attack at age 35.The Cairo office provides space for many activist groups including the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) and is a hub and meeting space for various human rights and civil society groups in Egypt.On 3 February the tenth day of the 2011 Egyptian protests military police raided the Cairo offices of the HMLC and the ECESR arresting 28 Egyptian and international human rights researchers lawyers and journalists including both directors four members of the ‘6 April Youth’ activist group including core member Amal Sharaf Amnesty International staff and Dan Williams a Human Rights Watch researcher.