COP27 bulletin: Bloomberg says Egypt summit ‘Most Chilling of Climate Talks’,  and Alaa Abdel Fattah’s lawyer denied access to prison

13/11/2022

Below is an overview of the latest updates regarding the COP27 summit currently held in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh. Accommodation problems: A Bloomberg report shed light […]

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Day 6 of COP27: Egypt tightens security measures for fear of protests, and Biden stresses importance of human rights

11/11/2022

The sixth day of COP27 coincided with the 11/11 plan for protests, as called for by a number of Egyptian opposition activists abroad.  The call […]

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CFJ expresses solidarity with Italian human rights defender Giorgio Caracciolo who was barred from entering Egypt to attend COP27

10/11/2022

The Committee for Justice on Thursday denounced Egypt’s deportation of Italian human rights defender Giorgio Caracciolo, the Deputy Director of International Programmes at the Danish […]

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COP27 bulletin: Day 5 witnesses a stand in white in support of prisoners of conscience in Egypt

10/11/2022

Meanwhile, visits to Alaa Abdel Fattah have been banned amid African and UN statements of condemnation, and a human rights defender is barred from entering […]

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COP27 bulletin: On day 4, Egypt government supporters attack family of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, while arbitrary arrests continue and a death sentence is approved

09/11/2022

The press conference by Sana Seif, the sister of detained activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, held on Tuesday, has cast a shadow over the activities of the […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces arrest of human rights lawyer Ahmed el-Helou

09/11/2022

Egyptian security forces detained human rights lawyer Ahmed el-Helou from his home in the Fifth Settlement area in Cairo on Sunday, 6 November 2022, after […]

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CFJ bulletin on 3rd day of COP27: Digital surveillance, heckling Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister, and more detentions

08/11/2022

Continuous digital surveillance: Some activists participating in the conference complained about their fears of the COP27 application, run by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and […]

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COP27 bulletin: Day 2 witnesses renewed calls for the release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, low African representation, and arbitrary arrests

07/11/2022

On the second day of the UN climate summit COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Committee for Justice documented a number of international and […]

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Day 1 of COP27: Human rights situation during climate summit

06/11/2022

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), has kicked off in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh. It is held from 6 to 18 November 2022, amid […]

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Egypt: Belgian environment minister won’t participate in Cop27 over human rights 

28/10/2022

The Belgian politician and Flemish environment minister, Zohal Demir, has announced her intention not to physically attend the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), which will […]

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Cop27: Greta Thunberg calls on Egypt’s President Sisi to release political prisoners 

24/10/2022

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 21, 2022 The prominent Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, has called on Egyptian authorities […]

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Based on a complaint from CFJ, UN group says detention of four Egyptians ‘arbitrary’

11/10/2022

Communicating with various United Nations mechanisms is a strategic goal for the Committee for Justice (CFJ) to lift injustice against victims of human rights abuses […]

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‘There is no environmental justice without a free civic space’: Yasmin Omar on the destruction of green space in Egypt and COP27

30/09/2022

Amelia Smith At last year’s Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, campaigners stormed the streets in their thousands, some smearing blood over themselves, others taking off […]

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UN: Ukraine war cut funding for emergency care for victims of sexual violence in South Sudan

26/09/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 September 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in South Sudan said […]

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Human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecutor to close the investigation into the Mada Masr journalists’ case

15/09/2022

The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Attorney General to close Case No. 19 of 2022 (Cairo Appeal Investigations) involving four women journalists […]

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