UN calls for independent probe into deaths of 22 Africans trying to cross the Spanish border in Melilla

19/07/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 19 July 2022 UN experts have called on the governments of Morocco and Spain to […]

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UN experts urge Security Council to prioritize humanitarian support in Syria

17/07/2022

News briefing Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 July 2022 A group of United Nations experts has called on all relevant stakeholders […]

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UN expert: Tunisia’s presidential decrees undermine independence of judiciary and access to justice 

17/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 17 July 2022  The UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, […]

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Libya: Human Rights Council concludes its interactive dialogue with the Independent Fact-Finding Mission 

07/07/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 7 July 2022 The UN Human Rights Council has concluded its interactive dialogue with the […]

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Egypt: Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy sentenced to 3 years in prison because of his women’s rights work 

04/07/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 4 July 2022  Egypt’s Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court on Monday issued a new ruling […]

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Bachelet: More than 350,000 deaths documented in Syria since start of conflict 

03/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 3 July 2022  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said that […]

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UN High Commissioner condemns killing of at least nine protesters in Sudan 

03/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 3 July 2022   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed her […]

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UN denounces Israel’s excessive use of force against Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem 

29/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 29 June 2022   UN experts expressed their grave concerns about recent reports of excessive use […]

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Egypt: Death sentence for 10 defendants and life imprisonment for 56 others in the “Helwan Brigades” case

28/06/2022

Press release Editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: 28 June 2022 The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, held at the Tora Police Institute […]

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UN concerned about Israel’s suppression of Bedouin protests in Negev  

21/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: June 21, 2022  UN experts expressed their deep concern about the information they received regarding […]

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Egypt: Three men detained over TikTok mosque singing video on charges of ‘spreading false news’

20/06/2022

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 20, 2022 The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt has concluded its investigations with 3 young men […]

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CFJ urges Sudan to stop deporting Egyptian dissidents to Cairo

20/06/2022

The Committee for Justice last week documented the deportation of 11 Egyptian nationals by Sudanese authorities from Khartoum to Cairo. Those deported included women and […]

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Egypt: Preacher sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly joining Free Syrian Army

09/06/2022

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: 9 June 2022 The Cairo Criminal Court has issued a sentence convicting the well-known Egyptian preacher, Mahmoud Shaaban, […]

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Egypt: Court holds first session in the retrial of activist and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawi

06/06/2022

The Supreme State Security Misdemeanors Court on Monday June 6 held its first session in the retrial of the Egyptian activist and researcher, Ahmed Samir […]

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UN warns regulatory framework of Israeli anti-terror law violates basic human rights

22/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the anti-terror law passed by Israeli […]

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