Who are we

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) is an independent human rights association based in Geneva, Switzerland. Established in 2015 by a diverse group of human rights advocates, CFJ is dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, supporting victims of violations, and empowering human rights defenders, with a particular focus on North Africa and the Sahel.

CFJ works to provide the international community, regional and international human rights mechanisms, civil society organizations, and research institutions with credible, evidence-based assessments of human rights situations. Through systematic monitoring, documentation, legal research, and advocacy, CFJ seeks to strengthen accountability, amplify the voices of victims and human rights defenders, and address gaps in information concerning human rights violations and developments in law, policy, and practice.

Through its initiatives, CFJ contributes to efforts aimed at ensuring access to justice, effective remedies, and reparations for victims, while combating impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations. CFJ also works to strengthen cooperation between civil society and international and regional human rights mechanisms, particularly within the United Nations and African human rights systems.

In 2023, CFJ was granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), recognizing its role and contributions to international human rights engagement.

In October 2026, CFJ was officially granted Observer Status (No. 603) with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) during its 89th Ordinary Session. This recognition further strengthens CFJ’s institutional engagement with the African human rights system and its commitment to advancing human rights protection, accountability, and access to justice across Africa.

 
CFJ METHODOLOGY

Vision:

Creating a supportive environment that empowers victims of human rights violations to seek accountability and reparation, and to deter future violations.

Mission:

Developing and implementing effective mechanisms that protect and defend the victims of human rights violations, through providing them with direct and indirect forms of support, in addition to working in accordance with the mechanisms of dealing with the past; in order to be able to support a future transitional justice phase.

Strategic goals:

The objectives were rephrased in view of the CFJ three core objectives:

  • Protecting and defending human rights victims on the long-term through implementing mechanisms for dealing with the past to serve the transitional justice phase.
  • Supporting human rights victims over a short period of time.
  • Supporting and empowering human rights defenders to operate safely and professionally.