UN experts concerned over alleged use of Israeli spyware to surveil human rights defenders

28/08/2023

News briefing Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: August 28, 2023 UN experts have expressed concerns about the use of surveillance technology […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces crackdown on publisher and human rights activist Hisham Kassem

27/08/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that as the date of the presidential elections in Egypt approaches, expected to be held in early 2024, there […]

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Egypt: Recent arbitrary practices show no intent to improve human rights situation or release political prisoners

25/08/2023

The undersigned organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ targeting of the family of journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gamal Ziada, the arrest of his 58-year-old […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents new death of a political detainee in Gamasa prison, Dakahlia Governorate

24/08/2023

Press release Geneva: August 20, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documents a new death case in Egypt of the political detainee, Mahmoud Abd […]

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CFJ condemns detention of father of activist Fagr el-Adly, calls for an end to targeting families of human rights defenders

24/08/2023

Enforced disappearance and German pressures: Egyptian security authorities detained citizen Alaa Al-Din Saad Mohammed el-Adly (59 years old), the father of political activist Fagr el-Adly, […]

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Egypt: Iron and Steel company workers stage protest for fellowship fund rights

23/08/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 23, 2023   Retired workers from the Iron and Steel Company staged a second protest on […]

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Egypt: Head of the General Authority for Adult Education in Egypt threatens workers with persecution

21/08/2023

News briefing by Committee for Justice Geneva: 15 August 2023   CFJ has condemned the threats issued by the head of the executive body of […]

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Egypt renews detention of two human rights lawyers despite end of their pre-trial detention period

21/08/2023

Written by CFJ Geneva 16 August 2023   On August 14, 2023, the Second Circuit (Terrorism) of the Cairo Criminal Court, during its session held […]

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Egypt: TV presenter Hala Fahmy begins hunger strike protesting prison abuses

18/08/2023

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 7, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented the hunger strike undertaken by Hala Fahmy, an […]

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Egypt: UN raises concerns over sentences of human rights defenders and their listing on terrorism lists

18/08/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 13, 2023   United Nations human rights experts have responded to the judgments handed down by Egyptian […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents 19 violations in July against detainees in prisons and detention centers

18/08/2023

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: CFJ documents death of citizen due to torture at Dar Al-Salam police station in Cairo  

15/08/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 8, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documented a new death case due to […]

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CFJ welcomes release of lawyer Youssef Al-Mansour; calls for end to repression of rights defenders in Egypt

14/08/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 7, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomed the decision to release 33 defendants […]

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Egypt: Citizen’s death from torture in Nabaruh Police Station raises concerns

14/08/2023

Press Release By: CFJ Geneva: August 6, 2023   CFJ reported a new death inside a detention center in Egypt of citizen Mahmoud Abdel Jawad, […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition condemns killing of Egyptian citizen at Cairo’s Dar Al-Salam police station; urges Penal Code review to criminalize torture

14/08/2023

The Article 55 Coalition was formed to protect the dignity and humanity of the Egyptian citizens in detention centers, rehabilitation centers, and prisons. This reflects […]

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