COVID-19: Urgent measures must be taken by MENA governments to protect the prison population

24/03/2020

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, […]

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Egypt: Prison sentence against human rights defender Zyad Elelaimy represents politically-motivated vengeance

14/03/2020

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 […]

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UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW CONCLUDES WITHOUT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT FROM EGYPT

13/03/2020

Human rights organisations regret Egypt’s lack of constructive engagement during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and denounce Egypt’s reprisals against NGOs and human right defenders […]

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Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report January -February 2020

10/03/2020

Following CFJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies in the […]

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Stop The Death Penalty

28/02/2020

 The Egyptian authorities should abide by the International Human Rights Guarantees while countering terrorism Committee for Justice received the news of the mass death sentencing […]

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Freedom for Mohamed El-Baqer

19/02/2020

After 150 days of renewals of detention in front of the state security prosecution – the time allowed for the prosecution to renew detention without […]

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Egypt: Government retaliates against rights researcher with electric shock torture and false charges

12/02/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned organizations demand the immediate and unconditional release of Patrick George Zaki, a researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and […]

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Palestine: United States Plan to Entrench Israel’s Apartheid Regime Must be Rejected

05/02/2020

Over the last three years, the Trump administration has increasingly implemented one-sided policies favoring the Government of Israel that contravene international law and reward Israel’s […]

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Egypt: Close Case 488 and immediately release all defendants

24/01/2020

100 days since the imprisonment of  Esraa Abdel-Fattah Detention renewed for  journalists Hossam al-Sayyad, Sulafa Majdi, Khaled Dawoud, We, the undersigned organizations, renew our demand […]

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Egypt: Detainees Ensnared in Prison System by Illegitimate Practice of “Recycling Cases”

22/01/2020

Tampering with Egypt’s judiciary to keep government critics perpetually behind bars Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Supreme State Security Prosecution’s illegitimate […]

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Egypt | Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report November-December 2019

05/01/2020

Following CFJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies in the […]

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Egypt: Rights organizations demand investigations in the 167-day disappearance and torture of Ibrahim Ezz El-Din

20/12/2019

Rather than denial to the international community Days before his detention renewal session scheduled for Sunday, December 22, the undersigned Egyptian rights organizations renew their […]

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Egypt: Rights organizations hold Egyptian authorities accountable for Ramy Kamel’s safety and life

17/12/2019

The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the continued detention of Ramy Kamel, a human rights activist and defender of Coptic Christian minority rights in Egypt.  We call […]

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 “With No Accountability”

10/12/2019

Death incidents inside Egyptian places of detention during the period between 30 June 2013 and 1 December 2019. Geneva 10 December 2019 On the occasion […]

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Egypt: Citizens’ lack of trust in the justice system is the real danger

04/12/2019

Renewed detention is latest development in the Hope Coalition Case All defendants[1] in the Hope Coalition Case (no. 930 of 2019) had their detention renewed […]

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