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“Slow Death”Violations in Egyptian places of Detention annual report 2019
Geneve, April 6th, 2020 Few days before the Egyptian authorities had announced the emergence of several COVID -19 cases in different locations across the country, CFJ was preparing to publish a 60-page annual report of 2019 which shows how the Egyptian places of detention have turned into sites for ‘Slow Death’ even before the rise […]
“Slow Death”Violations in Egyptian places of Detention annual report 2019
Geneve, April 6th, 2020 Few days before the Egyptian authorities had announced the emergence of several COVID -19 cases in different locations across the country, CFJ was preparing to publish a 60-page annual report of 2019 which shows how the Egyptian places of detention have turned into sites for ‘Slow Death’ even before the rise […]
Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released
Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As the Egyptian government imposes a curfew and suspends public transportation, it continues to turn a blind eye to the country’s dozens of densely-populated prisons, which are […]
COVID-19: Urgent measures must be taken by MENA governments to protect the prison population
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak—qualified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO)—we, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern over the situation of detainees and prisoners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While certain states in the region have taken some positive steps to protect […]
Egypt: Prison sentence against human rights defender Zyad Elelaimy represents politically-motivated vengeance
Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations denounce the one-year prison sentence of human rights lawyer Zyad Elelaimy and demand his unconditional release and the dropping of all charges against him. The sentence represents a continuation of the Egyptian government’s politically-motivated prosecution of Zyad in retaliation for his peaceful rights advocacy for free expression and democratic […]
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