Tunisia: CFJ denounces investigation of journalist Mohamed Bou Ghellab for expressing views

27/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 24, 2024 Tunisian journalist Mohamed Bou Ghellab faces investigation by the Fifth Central Division of the National Guard in Aouina […]

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Sudan: CFJ voices concern over arrest of journalist Haitham Dafallah, urges Immediate release and safeguarding of press freedom

27/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 4, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) expresses deep concern over the arrest of Haitham Mohamed Dafallah, the executive […]

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Sudan: UN experts sound alarm over escalating of the human trafficking and recruitment crisis

26/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 25, 2024   United Nations experts have sounded the alarm over the escalating crisis of trafficking in persons, particularly affecting […]

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Tunisia: Former Lawyers’ dean Abderrazak Kilani faces charges related to his views dmidst CFJ condemnation

26/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 24, 2024   The National Bar Association in Tunisia revealed that the former dean of Tunisian lawyers, Abderrazak Kilani, has […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns verdict against journalist Ghassan Ben Khalifa, calls for suspension

22/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 20, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has vehemently denounced the six-month prison sentence handed down to Tunisian journalist […]

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Sudan: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child decries year of brutality against 24 million children

22/03/2024

Press release Geneva – January 18, 2024   In a sobering assessment released today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) […]

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Egypt: CFJ urges Universal Co management to respect judicial rulings in favor of workers

22/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 18, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has called upon the management of Universal Electrical Appliances Company to adhere […]

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Tunisia: Appellate Court issues an order to arrest journalist Shatha Mubarak; CFJ urges release and end to unjust procedures against her

22/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 18, 2024   The appellate court in Tunisia has ordered the arrest of journalist Shatha Haj Mubarak, deferring consideration of […]

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Tunisia: Abeer Moussa, President of Free Destourian Party, Initiates Hunger Strike Against Detention Violations

21/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 17, 2024   Abeer Moussa, Tunisian lawyer, human rights defender, and the head of the Free Destourian Party, declared her […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors 10th death in 2024: detainee’s demise in Minya al-Qamh raises alarms over medical negligence and detention conditions

21/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 20, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored another death within Egypt’s detention system, shedding light on alleged […]

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Egypt committed 3,537 human rights violations against detainees in 2023, says CFJ

21/03/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said in its annual report that it documented 3,537 human rights violations against detainees in Egypt during 2023 within 49 […]

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Tunisia: CFJ denounces President Saied’s attacks on civil society organisations

20/03/2024

Tunisian President Qais Saied in a ministerial meeting on March 8 called on the Central Bank Governor to take necessary measures through the Financial Analysis […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns arrests of demonstrators in Alexandria, calls for immediate release

19/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 17, 2024   Security forces in Alexandria, Egypt, detained numerous citizens on Friday, March 15, 2024, during a protest against […]

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Tunisia: Military court hands 7-year sentence to blogger and human rights defender Nasr Al-dine El-Halimi

19/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 14, 2024   Tunisian blogger and human rights defender Nasr Al-dine El-Halimi has been handed a controversial seven-year prison sentence […]

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Tunisia: Lawyer alleges state surveillance of defense discussions in human rights defender Mariam Sassi’s case

19/03/2024

Press release Geneva – March 14, 2024   Nafie al-Araibi, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender, has accused Tunisian authorities of egregious violations, alleging […]

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