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UN issues statement on detained Al Jazeera journalists after CFJ communication
As part of its continuous success in bringing the voices of the oppressed to UN mechanisms in order to work for their redress and lift […]
All Press Releases
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Al-Sisi’s Visit to Brussels: No Red Carpet for Human Rights Violations
As EU officials prepare to welcome African heads of state for the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17-18 February, 2022, 6 NGOs call on EU […]
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Civil Society Organizations Call on the European Union to Withdraw its Joint Candidacy with Egypt to Chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum
In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled […]
Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th session (28 February-1 April 2022), a record number of 80 NGOs urge states to extend the mandate of […]
Joint statement: Participation of UN Secretary-General in Youth Forum provided cover for el-Sisi regime
Egypt’s World Youth Forum, held on 10-13 January 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh “under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”, stands in stark contrast with […]
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Biden Administration’s Decision to Reprogram Military Aid to Egypt Is Necessary but Insufficient
Following the January 30 deadline, the Biden administration decided that it will reprogram $130 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) originally […]
Egypt: After CFJ complaint, UN takes action regarding the detention of 4 human rights defenders
The Committee for Justice said that the issuance of a UN memorandum by a group of United Nations human rights experts regarding the continued detention […]
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Egypt: On the 11th anniversary of the revolution, leaked video proves torture is systematic
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the ongoing torture epidemic perpetrated by the security agencies in Egypt, following leaked videos of detainees being tortured in […]
Egypt: Quash verdicts and stop unjust trials by emergency courts
We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, […]
Egypt: Presidential pardon demanded following verdict upholding imprisonment of human rights defender Amal Fathy
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ruling on 11 January by the Egyptian Court of Cassation upholding the imprisonment of human rights defender Amal […]
EGYPT: AUTHORITIES MUST REPEAL THE OUTRAGEOUS NGO LAW
In response to reports that the Egyptian government has decided to delay by six months the deadline requiring civil society organisations (CSOs) to register under […]
Egypt: Remote renewal of pretrial detention is another attempt to undermine the rights of detainees
The administrative decision issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Justice to start implementing the system of remote renewal of pretrial detention (via video conference) is […]
Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict, on 20 December, of five years’ imprisonment for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and […]
Joint statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer and Mohamed Ibrahim “Oxygen”
Ahead of the verdict of the Emergency Court on 20 December, we, the undersigned organisations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release […]
Egypt: 100 days since the launch of Sisi’s deceptive human rights strategy
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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