Egypt: New wave of executions against 7 defendants in political cases
The international silence on human rights violations in Egypt, especially the right to life, made the authorities there continue to carry out mass death sentences […]
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Bachelet warns of increased violence in the occupied Palestinian territories and calls for those responsible to be held accountable
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 6 March 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned […]
Qatar: UN experts commend legislative revision efforts and ask about stance on death penalty
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 3, 2022 UN Human Rights Committee has concluded its review of the initial periodic report […]
South Sudan: UN report reveals horrific violations against civilians in Tambura, amid calls for those responsible to be held accountable
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 1, 2022 The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations […]
UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of detained Bahraini human rights activist Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 28, 2022 Arrests and sentencing due to his human rights activities: The experts said […]
Tunisia: UN demands authorities to respond to request to establish cemetery for Baha’i minority
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 28, 2022 United Nations human rights experts affirmed that the Tunisian authorities’ rejection […]
UN experts concerned about use of Israeli Pegasus to spy on Palestinian activists
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 27, 2022 A group of United Nations human rights experts have expressed their […]
Egypt: Government must immediately close Case 173 and end assault on human rights organizations and defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s failure to close Case no. 173 of 2011, commonly known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, […]
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UN issues statement on detained Al Jazeera journalists after CFJ communication
As part of its continuous success in bringing the voices of the oppressed to UN mechanisms in order to work for their redress and lift […]
Tunisia: UN concerned about possible physical assault and intimidation against human rights defender by security services
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 20 2022 UN experts have expressed their grave concern about acts of harassment, physical […]
CEDAW experts review Lebanon’s file amid calls for a law that addresses all forms of discrimination against women
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 20 2022 The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women […]
UN committee sets up ad hoc Conciliation Commission to help resolve Palestine-Israel racial discrimination dispute
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 February 2022 The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has […]
UN expert visits Sudan to monitor human rights situation
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 February 2022 On February 20, 2022, the United Nations expert on human rights in […]
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Civil Society Organizations Call on the European Union to Withdraw its Joint Candidacy with Egypt to Chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum
In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled […]
UN High Commissioner urges Tunisia’s President to restore work of Supreme Judicial Council and preserve its independence
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 8 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, urged […]
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