African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Emphasizes Prevention of Forced Internal Displacement and Freedom of Information

03/05/2024

Press release Geneva – April 30, 2024   The 78th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights concluded with a resounding […]

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Egypt: CFJ Denounces Security Interference with Giza Water Company Employees Following Protest

02/05/2024

Press release Geneva – April 29, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned recent interventions by security forces against employees of the Giza […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with activist and blogger “Oxygen” in his hunger strike and calls on authorities to respond to his demands

02/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 1, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the announcement by Egyptian blogger and activist, Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed […]

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Egypt: Nine incidents of strike action and 11 workers deaths in January and February, says CFJ

01/05/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) issued its Labor Justice bulletin for January and February 2024, in which it monitored the political and economic developments in […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns the arrest of labor activist Ahmed Abdel Fattah and terrorism charges against him

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 28, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of Ahmed Abdel Fattah Yahya, an assistant secretary-general […]

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Qatar: UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Raises Concerns Over Mandatory HIV Testing and Sponsorship System

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 23, 2024   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concluded its review of Qatar’s periodic report, with experts […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects final death sentences in “Specific Committees in Monufia” case, calls for retrial

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 28, 2024   The Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences of two defendants and commuted the sentences of […]

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Egypt: 2,000 days of arbitrary detention for human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim    

29/04/2024

The undersigned human rights organizations and the FreeHoda Campaign condemn the prolonged arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim for more than […]

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Egypt: CFJ presents report on children’s rights ahead of 96th session of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

29/04/2024

Egyptian authorities have failed to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Committee for Justice said Wednesday. Children in Egypt are […]

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Egypt: CFJ report sheds light on crackdown on labour protests in 2023

29/04/2024

The Committee for Justice has issued its first qualitative report as part of the Labor Justice project, titled “Security Intervention in Labor Protests”. The report […]

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Tunisia: President of Judges Association Faces Investigation Over 2022 Strike; CFJ Calls for Judicial Independence

29/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 22, 2024   Anas Al-Hammadi, President of the Tunisian Judges Association, appeared before the investigating judge at the Court of […]

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Egypt: On World Day for Safety and Health, CFJ demands implementation of ILO and national laws to enhance workplace safety

29/04/2024

Egyptian workers face numerous challenges related to occupational health and safety, especially in high-risk industries, such as construction and electrical industries, in addition to the […]

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Palestine: UN Human Rights Chief deplores harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah

26/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 23, 2024   UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today decried a series of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the […]

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Tunisia: Human rights defender Najib Chebbi faces terrorism charges; CFJ calls for end to arbitrary measures aganist him

26/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 22, 2024   Najib Chebbi, the head of the National Salvation Front and a prominent advocate for political detainees’ rights […]

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Sudan: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for ceasefire and end to ethnic violence, hate speech

26/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 17, 2024   The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) issued a stern call to action today, […]

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