After a complaint by CFJ, UN demands Egypt to stop implementing the rulings of the Rabaa dispersal case

19/09/2021

News briefing Geneva, 15 September 2021 Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice Seven United Nations special rapporteurs have issued an urgent action regarding […]

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UN Syria Commission of Inquiry: Increasing violence and fighting add to Syria’s woes

15/09/2021

News briefing Geneva, 14 September 2021 Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria stated Tuesday, at […]

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Biden Decision to Grant Military Aid to Egypt a Betrayal of Its Human Rights Commitments

14/09/2021

The Biden administration’s reported decision to bypass the human rights conditions on $300 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) is a […]

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South Sudan: UN concerned about unlawful killings of 25 people in Warrap state 

10/09/2021

News briefing:   Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice   Geneva, 5 September 2021   UN experts have expressed their grave concerns about the alleged unlawful […]

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10 rights groups stand in solidarity with members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms referred to Emergency Court 

09/09/2021

Ten human rights organizations today said they stood in full solidarity with leaders and members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, whose trial […]

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UN rapporteurs demand review of Egypt’s NGO law following complaint 

07/09/2021

Press release Written and translated by: The Committee for Justice Geneva, September 7, 2021 In response to a complaint filed by seven Egyptian rights organizations, […]

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UN concerned about Egypt’s NGO law, calls for societal dialogue

07/09/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva, September 7, 2021  UN experts have expressed their concerns about Law 149/2019 (the NGO Law), […]

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UN calls on Saudi authorities to stop execution of minors and to hand over body of executed young man to his family

05/09/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice  Geneva, 5 September 2021  United Nations human rights experts renewed their demands for the Saudi […]

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UN experts call on Libya to reveal fate of kidnapped activist, investigate his kidnapping incident, and punish the perpetrators

04/09/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva, September 2, 2021  United Nations human rights experts have sent a memo regarding the abduction […]

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UN concerned about advocacy of hatred and restrictions imposed on access of Palestinians to places of worship in East Jerusalem

03/09/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva, September 2, 2021  UN experts have expressed their concerns about allegations of hate speech that […]

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United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues its findings on Lebanon 

02/09/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva, September 2, 2021  The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released […]

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UN concerned about death of Palestinian activist in Hebron, condemns use of excessive force against demonstrators

31/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice    Geneva, August 31 2021  In a memorandum sent to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah on July 1, 2021, […]

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UAE: UN concerned about arbitrary detention and trial conditions of a Syrian human rights defender   

30/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice    Geneva, August 30 2021   United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns about the suffering […]

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Bahrain: UN calls to investigate violations committed against Shia activists detained since 2013

30/08/2021

News briefing   Geneva, 30 August 2021   Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice  United Nations human rights experts have called on Bahrain to investigate […]

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Enforced disappearance in Egypt turned from a phenomenon to a systematic policy, says CFJ 

30/08/2021

The phenomenon of enforced disappearance in Egypt is no longer confined to cases that are documented or verified, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) said. Enforced […]

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