South Sudan: UN experts urge political leaders to prioritise peaceful democratic transition 

19/02/2023

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: February 19, 2023  The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan stressed the need […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns the arrest of 3 vloggers, demands end to indiscriminate terrorism charges

02/02/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 31, 2023 Since Sunday, Egyptian authorities have arrested three vloggers on charges of joining a terrorist group […]

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International Day of the Endangered Lawyer: Egypt’s legal professionals continue to suffer

24/01/2023

On January 24 every year, the world marks the International Day of the Endangered Lawyer to commemorate the killing of four lawyers and their colleague […]

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CFJ: Egypt committed 503 human rights violations over call for 11/11 protests

22/11/2022

The Committee for Justice has documented 545 violations of human rights perpetrated by Egyptian authorities since October in the crackdown that coincided with the UN […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents deaths of four detainees, including former MP, in first two weeks of November

21/11/2022

Press release Committee for Justice Geneva: November 17, 2022 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deaths of four detainees, including a former MP, […]

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COP27 daily bulletin: Alaa Abdel Fattah ends hunger strike, Germany warns of Egyptian surveillance, and two forcibly disappeared citizens reappear

15/11/2022

With the start of the 10th day of Cop27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, a number of participants gathered and chanted slogans calling for stopping the use […]

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COP27: On day 9, UN probes allegations of ‘surveillance’ by Egyptian police, detentions continue, and Alaa Abdel Fattah writes letter to family

14/11/2022

On the 9th day of the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Committee for Justice documented a number of limited protests by climate […]

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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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