Committee for Justice launches new website
CFJ is launching its new website interface on the internet, aimed at highlighting the services it provides to human rights defenders, such as lifting the […]
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UN rights chief: Safety of journalists is not just a question of personal security, it is a question of safety and health of entire societies
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 3, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has […]
Egypt: Detained Academic At Risk of Death.. Salah Soltan Should be Immediately Released, Offered Treatment
(Beirut, May 3, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should immediately release Salah Soltan, the arbitrarily detained father of a prominent US human rights defender, 51 […]
Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh
We, the undersigned bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join from across the globe to denounce the […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns assault on detained activists, calls for probe into Badr prison abuses
The Committee for Justice has documented that human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, and activists Mohamed Oxygen and Ahmed Douma, were attacked by security forces inside […]
After the attack on activists and HRDs by the Badr 1 prison administration Security forces arrest Neama Hesham from her home in the today’s hours
In a serious escalation to the violence against activists and HRDs held in Badr 1 prison, security forces this morning arrested Mrs. Neamatallah Hesham, wife […]
Egypt: Stop torture in Minya prison
The Committee for Justice has documented the torture of a detainee and mass violations of human rights at the Minya 1 penitentiary in southern Egypt, […]
CFJ welcomes UN Human Rights Committee report on Egypt, calls for pressure to implement recommendations
The Committee for Justice said that the report of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on reviewing Egypt and the extent to which it implemented […]
UN Rights Chief concerned about tense situation in Sudan, calling for redoubled efforts to restore a civilian-led government
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: April 10, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed […]
Libya: human rights spotlight must be maintained, says UN rights chief
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: April 3, 2023 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk confirmed on Monday […]
Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid Targeting
We the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from around the world come together to stand in solidarity with two independent Lebanese media […]
Egypt: Arbitrary detention and attempted deportation of Uyghur asylum-seekers condemned by rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government for its relentless campaign against immigrants and students from the Uyghur minority. Ongoing for years, the […]
UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on Egypt, calls for the abolition of the death penalty
Newz briefing Geneva: March 26, 2023 The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its findings on Egypt on 24 March after examining the State […]
Joint Letter Calling on Secretary Blinken to Urge Egypt to Withdraw Its Upcoming NGO Registration Deadline
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Upcoming registration deadline under Egypt’s 2019 NGO […]
Egypt: CFJ documents death of two political detainees in Al-Abadia and Wadi el-Natrun prisons
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 19, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the death of two political detainees inside detention centers […]
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