Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations: Urgent action needed to compel Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and ensure access of humanitarian aid

11/10/2023

Egyptian human rights organizations call on the international community and the Egyptian government, in accordance with its humanitarian role and obligations under international law, to […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents 13 violations in August against detainees in prisons and detention centers

06/10/2023

The member organizations of the Article 55 Coalition have issued a bulletin on the violations documented in prisons and detention centers in Egypt, during the […]

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Egypt: Universal company workers protest and threaten strike

05/10/2023

News briefing by: CFJ Geneva: October 5, 2023   Workers at Universal electrical appliances company in the Second Industrial Zone in the city of 6th […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents two more deaths of political prisoners

04/10/2023

Press release, CFJ Geneva: October 4, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of deaths among detainees in connection with political cases […]

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CFJ addresses Egypt’s dire human rights situation in a panel discussion at the UN Human Rights Council

03/10/2023

Press Release Written by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: October 3, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) organized a panel discussion on the sidelines […]

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CFJ hosts side event during 54th regular session of Human Rights Council on human rights in Egypt and mirage of reform

02/10/2023

Press release Written by: Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: September 20, 2023   On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, the Committee for Justice is organizing a […]

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Egypt: CFJ first quarterly report documents 1415 human rights violations in 2023

27/09/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its first quarterly report for 2023. The report highlighted that Egypt witnessed an escalation of repression coinciding with […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents second suicide attempt in custody in September

26/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: 26th September 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported a second suicide attempt in the month […]

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CFJ urges Egypt’s authorities to reveal whereabouts of elderly woman forcibly disappeared over pleas for son’s release

25/09/2023

The Committee for Justice has urged the Egyptian authorities to disclose the whereabouts of an elderly woman who forcibly disappeared due to her continuous demands […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces trial of lawyer and rights advocate Osama Mohamed Morsi in connection with new cases that occurred during his detention

24/09/2023

Press Release Written by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: September 24, 2023   The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt has investigated the lawyer and […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents a new death in detention center due to poor detention conditions and medical negligence

21/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 19, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a new death inside an Egyptian detention […]

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Egypt: Sentencing of Hesham Kassem confirms National Dialogue is a farce,as repeatedly warned by rights groups

19/09/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sentencing of prominent dissident Hesham Kassem on 16  September to six months in prison and an EGP 20,000 […]

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Committee for Justice: Galal El Behairy’s suicide attempt a distressing indicator of dire conditions for political detainees in Egypt    

19/09/2023

The Committee for Justice has expressed grave concerns over the escalating number of suicide attempts among those political detainees in Egypt. CFJ believes this disturbing […]

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Egypt: New CFJ paper documents extremism in prisons and methods to confront it

18/09/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) highlighted in a new research paper how extremism is cultivated within Egyptian detention centers and prisons, and explores ways to […]

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Egypt: 10th of Ramadan Prison reinstates visitation ban on Hoda Abdel Moneim; CFJ demands adherence to prison regulations

17/09/2023

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 17, 2023   The Committee for Justice has reported that the administration of the 10th of Ramadan […]

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