South Sudan: Sponsored by UN and AU, High-level conference held to sustain momentum for transitional justice

20/12/2021

News briefing Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 16, 2021 Participants at the transitional justice processes in South Sudan announced their adoption […]

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Egypt: 100 days since the launch of Sisi’s deceptive human rights strategy

10/12/2021

The Committee for Justice said that the reality observed on the ground in Egypt 100 days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched the National […]

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UN rapporteur calls for an end to intimidation and threats against a lawyer and human rights defender in Lebanon

02/12/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, […]

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UN experts urge Egypt not to extradite two Eritrean detainees    

09/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: November 9, 2021   United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns about the detention of two Eritrean citizens in Al-Qanater prison by Egyptian […]

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UN calls on Saudi Arabia to take measures to prevent human trafficking and open investigations into exploitation of Vietnamese girls recruited as domestic workers  

05/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: November 4, 2021   UN human rights experts have called on Saudi Arabia and Vietnam to crack […]

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UN Human Rights Council to hold a special session on the repercussions of the current situation in Sudan  

05/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: November 5, 2021     The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva will hold a […]

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UN condemns arbitrary detention of Egyptian citizens and prolonged detention of human rights defenders 

02/11/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 2, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns about the continued arbitrary […]

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Sister of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and parents of Regeni attack EU’s human rights policy towards Egypt

31/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 31, 2021 Mona Seif, human rights defender and sister of the detained Egyptian activist […]

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CFJ director criticizes EU’s approach towards Egypt’s human rights

28/10/2021

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 28, 2021 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) director Ahmed Mefreh criticizes the EU’s official view on the […]

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Following CFJ complaint: European Parliament Human Rights Committee is concerned about the appalling treatment of human rights defenders in Egypt

28/10/2021

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 28, 2021 Members of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee have expressed their deep […]

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EU has moral obligation to support human rights in Egypt, says CFJ director at EU Parliament speech

27/10/2021

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 27, 2021 The Executive Director of the Committee for Justice, Ahmed Mefreh, delivered a speech on Wednesday […]

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UN envoy visits Lebanon to examine government’s efforts to alleviate poverty

27/10/2021

News briefing Editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 27, 2021 The Media Center of the Human Rights Council in Geneva announced that the United Nations […]

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UN urges Saudi Arabia to halt execution of two citizens   

26/10/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: October 26, 2021   UN experts have expressed their concerns about the execution of two Saudi […]

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Bachelet describes Israel’s decision to classify Palestinian human rights organizations as “terrorist” organizations as an unjustified attack on Palestinian civil society

26/10/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: October 26, 2021  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, confirmed that […]

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights strongly condemns Sudan coup and calls for restoration of democratic path

25/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 25, 2021 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, condemned Monday’s […]

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