DHAKA: Amnesty International has warned of a catastrophic decline in human rights in Egypt, a year after the military ousted president Mohammed Mursi.

The campaign group says at least 16,000 people have been detained in the last year alone as part of the government's bid to silence Mursi’s supporters, reports the BBC.

Eighty of the detainees have died in custody, the report adds.

Security was tight for the anniversary of Mursi’s removal, with his supporters turning out to protest.

The authorities have cracked down harshly on Islamists and other political opponents since former president Mohammed Mursi, who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood, was removed by the military in July 2013 following mass protests.

The group, which was banned in December 2013, had called for a ‘day of anger’ to mark the anniversary.

BDST: 2145 HRS, JULY 03, 2014