Human Rights Organizations’ Report to the UN Universal Periodic Review.. Egypt: Whitewashing Campaigns Fail to Conceal Human Rights Crisis

22/08/2024

Ten Egyptian human rights organizations submitted a joint report on the human rights situation in Egypt, in preparation for the fourth session of the Universal […]

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Iraq: CERD commends Iraq’s progress in racial discrimination efforts, calls for continued action

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Geneva, August 2024 – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has praised Iraq […]

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Egypt: Protest by Workers of Al-Nasr Spinning and Weaving Company “Shourbagy” After Their Demands Were Ignored

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 18, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that workers at the Al-Nasr Spinning and Weaving and Knitting […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns verdict against rapper Ghassan Aoun Allah over song about political prisoners

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 18, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a ruling by a Tunisian court on Wednesday, August 14, […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents flagrant detention violations in July 2024    

22/08/2024

The Article 55 coalition has released its monthly bulletin for July 2024, in which it documented the latest updates on the human rights, political, and […]

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Israel: UN Special Rapporteur concerns over allegations of sexual torture by Israeli Authorities against Palestinian detainees

21/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, expressed deep concern and outrage following reports that […]

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Tunisia: CFJ rejects verdict against activist Abir Moussi, calls for her release

21/08/2024

Press release   The Committee for Justice has denounced a verdict issued by the Tunisian Summer Criminal Chamber against human rights defender and head of […]

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Egypt: Political detainee dies in Borg El Arab Prison Hospital following health deterioration due to deliberate medical neglect

21/08/2024

Press release   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of political detainee Hassan Ibrahim Ghamry, a former employee of the Ministry of […]

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Sudan: CFJ rejects the death sentence issued against a humanitarian activist in “Atbara” and calls for its suspension and a retrial

20/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 20, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented that the General Court in Atbara, Sudan, issued a death […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with Assiut sanitation workers’ strike for job security and minimum wage

20/08/2024

Press release The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported that sanitation workers in the Dairut district of Assiut, located in southern Egypt, announced a strike […]

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Tunisia: Journalist Mohamed Bou Ghalb referred to criminal court in new case, CFJ condemns targeting

20/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 12, 2024   On Wednesday, August 7th, the Court of Appeals in Tunis decided to refer journalist Mohamed Bou Ghalb […]

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Sudan: CFJ monitors disappearance of journalist during coverage of battles in “Singa,” Sennar State, and calls for clarification of his fate

19/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 13, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the disappearance of Sudanese journalist Taj Osman, who has been […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with “Ceramic Venezia” workers on strike for minimum wage implementation

19/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 13, 2024   Workers at the “Ceramic Venezia” factory in the city of 6th of October, Egypt, went on strike […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns arrest warrant against Sihem Ben Sedrine, and demands an end to arbitrary actions against her

19/08/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has expressed strong condemnation of the recent issuance of an arrest warrant against Sihem Ben Sedrine, the former president of […]

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Tunisia: CFJ monitors new violations in its second bulletin on the presidential elections

19/08/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its second bulletin on monitoring the Tunisian presidential elections, as part of its project “The Right to Free […]

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