CFJ issues weekly bulletin on updates of major human rights cases for the period from April 5 to 10, 2025

14/04/2025

As part of its ongoing monitoring of the legal situation related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has issued […]

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Gambia: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances Urges Authorities to Strengthen Human Rights Protections and Align Legislation with International Conventions

10/04/2025

The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances has issued its concluding report on five countries, including Gambia, following their review during the Committee’s latest session. […]

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Egypt: The CFJ Reports Deterioration of Human Rights Lawyer Mohamed Abu Huraira’s Health Due to Hunger Strike, Calls for End to Violations and His Release

10/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported a serious deterioration in the health condition of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed Abu Huraira, following his hunger […]

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Egypt: The CFJ Welcomes UN Special Rapporteurs’ Letter on Violations Against Journalist Basma Mostafa, Calls for International Protection of Human Rights Defenders at Home and Abroad

09/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) expressed its welcome of the letter sent by five UN Special Rapporteurs to the Egyptian authorities, in which they expressed […]

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Libya: The CFJ Condemns Actions of Libyan Internal Security Agency Against Humanitarian Organizations and Calls for Respect of International Law

09/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the arbitrary measures announced by the “Internal Security Agency” affiliated with the Libyan government during a press conference held […]

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Egypt: The CFJ Records the 9th Death in 2025 in Detention Facilities of a Political Detainee in “Badr 3” Prison Due to “Lethal Torture”

09/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) announced the death of political detainee Mohamed Hassan Hilal (32 years old) at Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital in Cairo, after being […]

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Egypt: The CFJ Reports Two Deaths in Detention Centers, Demands Investigation and Accountability

08/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported two deaths inside detention centers and prisons in Egypt, attributing them to deliberate medical neglect and poor conditions […]

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The CFJ Conducts Comprehensive Evaluation of the Draft International Resolution on the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism: Achievements and Shortcomings

07/04/2025

On Friday, April 4, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted—without a vote—Resolution A/HRC/58/L.29, submitted by the Government of Mexico on March 24, […]

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The CFJ Welcomes HRC Resolution on Transnational Repression, Calls for Explicit Recognition of the Term and Inclusion of Investigative Mechanisms

07/04/2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a new resolution (A/HRC/58/L.27/Rev.1) in its session on Friday, April 4, without a vote. The resolution […]

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Egypt: The CFJ Reports Strike by “Belaban” Workers Over Unpaid Overtime During Ramadan

07/04/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported that workers at the “Belaban” confectionery factory in Egypt have launched a strike in protest over the company’s […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition Organizations Issue Their February 2025 Periodic Report on the State of Prisons and Detention Centers

28/03/2025

Amid ongoing severe human rights violations within the Egyptian penal system, the “Article 55” Coalition recorded a series of serious violations observed during February 2025, […]

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Egypt: CFJ Documents Gross Violations Against Labor Movements in Its 2024 Labor Justice Report

27/03/2025

The Committee for Justice reported that labor conditions in Egypt significantly deteriorated in 2024 amid a worsening economic crisis that directly impacted workers’ livelihoods and […]

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Egypt: The CFJ monitors Helwan University administration forcing 300 employees to sign “daily” contracts, calls for reversing the decision and respecting workers’ rights

27/03/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented that the administration of Helwan University—located about thirty kilometers from downtown Cairo, to the east of the Nile […]

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Egypt: The CFJ documents calls for strike among political detainees in Wadi El-Natrun Prison 440 in Beheira, calls for an end to violations and investigations

27/03/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented calls for a general strike among political detainees in Wadi al-Natrun Prison 440 in Beheira Governorate, in protest […]

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CFJ issues weekly bulletin on updates of major human rights cases for the period from March 15 to 20, 2025

24/03/2025

As part of its ongoing monitoring of legal developments related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its […]

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