Egypt: CFJ rejects termination of Minya Water Company employees’ contracts, calls for reinstatement and positive dialogue

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The administration of Minya Water Company recently terminated the contracts of five employees who participated in a […]

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Egypt: CFJ supports Asyut Water Company employees in their protest for permanent employment and minimum wage

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The protests of commission-based collection officers and meter readers at subsidiary water companies under the Egyptian Holding […]

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Egypt: authorities fail to address key points raised by CFJ in report to UN Child Rights Committee

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   During the 96th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Egyptian authorities failed […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors new death of political detainee in Al-Sharqiya’s 10th of Ramadan prison

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the 19th death in Egyptian detention facilities this year. The […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns second security raid on Lawyer’s House in the Capital and arrest of attorney

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   Tunisian security forces raided the Lawyer’s House in the capital, Tunis, on the night of Monday, May […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes investigation of “Zat Masr” editor-in-chief amid calls to uphold press freedom

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that the East Cairo Public Prosecution is investigating Salah El-Din […]

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Tunisia: CFJ notes delay in investigation of detained human rights lawyer Sania Al-Dhamani and demands her release

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   Attorney Abdelaziz Al-Sayd, representing detained human rights lawyer Sania Al-Dhamani, confirmed on Wednesday, May 15, that the […]

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Egypt: Political Prisoner Dies in Minya Prison Due to Medical Negligence

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a new death of a political detainee in Egypt due […]

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Saudi Arabia: UN condemns for human rights violations against scholar Safar al-Hawali

17/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 16, 2024   UN human rights experts have condemned the prolonged solitary confinement of Saudi scholar Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali, […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns detention order against labor activist Mohammed Al-Zaydi due to his views and calls for its cancellation

17/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 14, 2024   Political activist and labor rights defender in Tunisia, Mohammed Walid Al-Zaydi, has announced a judicial order from […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns journalist Hussein Ben Omar’s referral for investigation regarding his media work

16/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 13, 2024   Tunisian journalist and media figure Hussein Ben Omar has been summoned to appear before the investigating judge […]

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Sudan: UN experts condemn human trafficking and sexual exploitation by Rapid Support Forces

16/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024   United Nations human rights experts have expressed renewed concerns over credible and systematic allegations of human trafficking, […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors severe violations against political detainees in Minya Prison, calls for accountability

16/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 15, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a leaked message from political detainees in the high-security Minya […]

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Sudan: lawyer and political activist Salah El Tayeb killed following arrest and torture

15/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 12, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the killing of Salah El Tayeb Musa, a lawyer and […]

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Palestine: UN warns of ground operation in Rafah; Turk urges protection of Gaza crossings

14/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 13, 2024   UN experts have cautioned that the ongoing ground operation by the Israeli army targeting eastern Rafah represents […]

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