Human Rights Council appoints new member for Syria’s Commission of Inquiry
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The Human Rights Council has appointed a new member of the United Kingdom of […]
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UN rapporteur calls for an end to intimidation and threats against a lawyer and human rights defender in Lebanon
News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, […]
UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to visit Tunisia and Lebanon in 2022
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 30 November 2021 The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it […]
Israel: UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of hunger-striking Palestinian detainees
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 28, 2021 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the deteriorating health conditions of […]
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Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue
November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 CC: Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Yael […]
UN concerned about disappearance and forcible deportation of an Algerian refugee from Tunisia
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 23, 2021 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the disappearance and the allegations […]
UN condemns Bahrain’s expulsion of Omani resident for exercising her right to freedom of opinion and expression
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 22 United Nations human rights experts denounced the position of the Bahraini authorities regarding […]
UN experts denounce Egypt’s expulsion of asylum-seeking Eritrean family in violation of principle of non-refoulement
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 21, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their grave concern about the forcible return […]
Bachelet condemns the excessive use of force against protesters in Sudan
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 21, 2021 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has condemned […]
Egypt: Rights groups condemn exceptional sentence given to Elelaimy, Moanes, Fouad, and others and urge president not to ratify it
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the shameful ruling issued today 17 November by the Emergency State Security Court, to five years in prison and […]
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UN Women’s Rights Committee issues its findings and recommendations on Egypt, South Sudan and Yemen
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 16, 2021 The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued on […]
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Egypt: US Advocate’s Father Held Incommunicado
Egyptian authorities have held Salah Soltan in incommunicado detention since June 2020, in conditions that amount to enforced disappearance and may amount to torture or other […]
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UN expert: Lebanese government has failed its people and plunged country into extreme poverty
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 14 November 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De […]
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Egypt: Stop the farce trial of 10 Egyptian Nubians before the Saudi Specialized Criminal Court
After the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia decided to postpone for two months the trial of ten Egyptian Nubians, who have been detained by […]
Egypt: Rights groups condemn infringement of right to fair trial for Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohammed al-Baqer, and Mohammed Oxygen
The undersigned organizations condemn the decision by the Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court on 8 November to adjourn proceedings in case no. 1228/2021/Emergency State Security […]
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