U.N. condemns Egypt's death penalties, Al Jazeera prison terms

GENEVA (Reuters) - Egypt should free three Al Jazeera journalists who were jailed on Monday for seven years and stop the "obscene" practice of holding mass trials of government opponents that end in death penalties, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said.

"Egypt’s reputation, and especially the reputation of its judiciary as an independent institution, are at stake," she said in a statement. "There is a risk that miscarriage of justice is becoming the norm in Egypt."