CFJ documents 28th death in custody in 2023 of a political detainee in Toukh prison, Al Qalyubia, Egypt

17/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 17, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the 28th death inside detention centers in […]

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Egypt: Hisham Kassem suspends hunger strike, CFJ commends his decision and urges judicial neutrality

15/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 13, 2023   Publisher, journalist, and former president of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, as well […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition demands international inspection of prisons after leaked videos

13/09/2023

Recent video leaks showcasing the conditions within the Badr Prison Complex—a facility often presented by Egyptian officials as a model prison —have spotlighted the magnitude […]

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Egypt: CFJ calls for release of workers’ rights defender Sameh Zakaria and an end to pretrial detention for activists

13/09/2023

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 13, 2023   The Cairo Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prisons Complex, has renewed the detention […]

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After CFJ’s reports about his disappearance, fate of Teachers’ Movement founder revealed

13/09/2023

News briefing Written by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: September 13, 2023   Sources close to the Egyptian authorities have disclosed the fate of Mohamed […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in less than 24 Hours due to neglect, toll hits 27 in 2023

11/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: September 11, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented two new deaths in custody Egypt […]

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Egypt: Sisi government issued ‘fake pardon lists’ for political prisoners

10/09/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: September 10, 2023 Members of the Presidential Pardon Committee, which was reactivated by Egyptian President Sisi in April 2022, published […]

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Egypt: The immediate release of activist Mohamed Adel demanded by human rights organizations

06/09/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the verdict sentencing the former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement and political activist, Mohamed Adel, to four […]

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Egypt: Public prosecutor sued over Mahienour El-Masry travel ban; CFJ urges constitutional adherence

06/09/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: September 6, 2023 Egyptian political activist and human rights lawyer, Mahienour El-Masry, has filed a lawsuit in the Administrative Court […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with Hisham Kassem during his hunger strike and calls for his immediate release

06/09/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: September 6, 2023   Publisher, journalist, and former president of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, […]

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CFJ denounces Egypt’s response to UN regarding Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s detention conditions

03/09/2023

Press Release Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: September 3rd, 2023   The Egyptian authorities responded to the United Nations memorandum regarding the arrest and […]

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Egypt:  Immediately Release Prodemocracy Advocate Hesham Kassem and Cease the Targeting of Peaceful Dissidents

01/09/2023

Egyptian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian prodemocracy dissident and press publisher Hesham Kassem, as his detention stems from the exercise of his freedom […]

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CFJ documents 25th death inside Egyptian detention centers.. Son of former MP dies shortly before scheduled release

31/08/2023

Press Release Written by: CFJ Geneva, August 31, 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a new death case of a political detainee inside […]

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Egypt:  Civil Society “Foreign Funding” Case Remains Unclosed

30/08/2023

On 22 August 2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) issued a statement announcing the dismissal of criminal cases against 75 of the organizations investigated […]

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On International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.. CFJ Calls on Egypt to Join the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and to stop this systematic practice

30/08/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that enforced disappearance constitutes a violation of human rights that extends beyond the disappeared individual to impact their family […]

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