Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents 6 violations in detention centers and prisons in October

20/11/2023

The member organizations of the Article 55 Coalition have issued their monthly bulletin for September 2023, in which they documented six violations inside detention centers […]

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 Egypt Presidential Race: Weekly Bulletin 5 – 9 November 2023

20/11/2023

The briefing below by the Committee for Justice (CFJ) covers the fourth week of the Egyptian presidential election campaign, from November 5-9, 2023. The briefing […]

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As part of cooperation with UN mechanisms, the UN Committee Against Torture relies on 6 recommendations from CFJ in its review of Egypt’s file

20/11/2023

Press Release Translation and editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 20, 2023   The UN Committee Against Torture conducted its periodic review of Egypt’s human […]

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Egypt: As the UN Committee Against Torture’s Review Concludes, Government Evades Criticism of its Human Rights Record

16/11/2023

On 14 and 15 November, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) held its review of the Egyptian government’s record on torture and other cruel […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces referral of Al-Tantawi to court, urges UN and international bodies to monitor the trial process

14/11/2023

The Committee for Justice has expressed concerns about the escalating tensions in Egypt, especially in light of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s unfulfilled promises of free […]

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Egypt Presidential Race: Weekly Bulletin 30 October-3 November 2023

13/11/2023

The briefing below by the Committee for Justice (CFJ) covers the third week of the Egyptian presidential election campaign, from October 30 to November 3, […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces deliberate measures against human rights defender and lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim    

13/11/2023

The Committee for Justice stated that the policy of targeting human rights defenders by the Egyptian authorities through what is known as the practice of […]

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Egypt: Al-Tantawy prevented from running for presidency and referred to trial, underscoring illegitimacy of upcoming elections

13/11/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the escalating retaliatory practices against Egyptian politician and former presidential candidate Ahmed al-Tantawy and members of his electoral campaign. […]

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UN experts emphasize the need to allow open discussion on Gaza and Israel without fear of consequences

11/11/2023

News briefing Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 23, 2023   UN experts have expressed concern over a global wave of attacks, […]

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Justice for HRDs third quarterly bulletin, July to September 2023

08/11/2023

In this third quarterly bulletin of the Justice for Human Rights Defenders project in 2023, the Committee for Justice documented violations against human rights defenders […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents death of citizen due to deliberate medical negligence in custody, toll hits 35 in 2023

07/11/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 7, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented a new case of death inside a detention […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents extrajudicial killing of a Jordanian citizen due to torture in Port Said detention center

06/11/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 6, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented an extrajudicial killing of a Jordanian citizen of […]

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Human Rights Organizations Submit Alternative Report to the UN Committee against Torture Ahead of its Review of Egypt

06/11/2023

UNCAT Must Recognize that Systematic and Widespread Torture in Egypt Amounts to a Crime Against Humanity Ahead of Egypt’s review by the United Nations Committee […]

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Egypt: UN Working Group issues opinion on the arbitrary detention of 10 citizens based on joint complaint by CFJ and EFHR

06/11/2023

The Committee for Justice and the Egyptian Front for Human Rights have succeeded in obtaining an opinion from the United Nations Arbitrary Detention Working Group […]

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Egypt: Human rights lawyer to remain in detention pending new case after end of sentence

01/11/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva, 1st November   The Supreme State Security Prosecution has initiated an investigation with the human rights lawyer and […]

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