Egyptian court extends activist Hala Fahmy’s detention, ignores reported violations
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023 The Consultation Chamber of the Badr Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison […]
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Egypt: CFJ documents 19th death in custody in 2023
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 9, 2023 The number of deaths inside detention facilities and prisons in Egypt has risen to […]
Egyptian court extends pretrial detention of rights defender Marwa Arafa, violating the law
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023 The Egyptian Criminal Court has ruled, in its session on July 10th, to […]
CFJ joins rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023 Several human rights organizations, including the Committee for Justice (CFJ), have called on United Nations mechanisms […]
CFJ condemns Egypt’s denial of researcher Patrick Zaki’s travel to Italy for MA thesis defense
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 5, 2023 The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, revealed that the […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns detention renewal of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, demands his immediate release
News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023 The Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison Complex, has ruled to extend the detention of […]
10 Years After Council Conclusions, EU States Must Finally Halt Arms Transfers To Egypt And Uphold Accountability
Brussels, 28 June 2023 – The signatory organizations denounce the role of EU-manufactured arms systems in internal repression and human rights violations in Egypt, and […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns death sentences against 4 defendants and calls on authorities to halt executions
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023 The Supreme State Security Criminal Court (Third Terrorism Circuit), held in the Badr […]
Egypt: CFJ documents 17th death in custody in 2023
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023 CFJ documents new death inside a detention center in Egypt, the 17th in 2023, […]
Egypt: CFJ documents 16th death in custody in 2023
News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: June 21, 2023 The Committee for Justice’s monitoring team has reported a new death case of a detainee inside […]
Deusto Journal of Human Rights published CFJ paper on the families of political prisoners in post-revolution Egypt
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) authored a paper titled “In Defense of Lives: Depoliticization of the Families of Political Prisoners in Post-Revolution Egypt,” which was […]
CFJ participates in UN Human Rights Council event on human rights situation in Egypt
CFJ is participating today, 23 June 2023, in a side event of the Human Rights Council 53rd session, organized by the World Organisation Against Torture […]
Sudan: UN High Commissioner condemns assassination of West Darfur governor
News briefing Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: 18 June 2023 The spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, […]
Human rights organizations condemn the blocking of Soulta 4 and Masr 360 websites and call on the Egyptian authorities to guarantee freedom of the press
22 June 2023 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of two more news websites, namely Soulta 4 and Masr […]
Egypt: UN Working Group issues opinion on Safwan and Seif Thabet after CFJ complaint
In an effort to alleviate the injustice suffered by the victims, the Committee for Justice has lodged a complaint with the United Nations Working Group […]
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