Two new coronavirus deaths in Egypt’s jails as number of cases rise to 331
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]
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UN rapporteurs express grave concerns over the arrest of 5 activists by the Egyptian government
UN experts have expressed grave concern about the pre-trial arrest and detention by the Egyptian government of prominent human rights activists and trade union leaders. […]
We reject the execution of seven people charged with killing a police officer, and we call on the international community to press for the end of executions in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has carried out the death penalty issued against seven defendants in case No. 6771 of 2013, after they were convicted […]
Egypt: Coronavirus cases in jails rise to 312 amid warnings of “herd immunity” policy
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]
Egypt: Coronavirus cases among detainees rise to 225 amid failure to contain the pandemic
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]
Coronavirus deaths in Egypt jails rise to 15 after one more case recorded in Zagazig
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the continued increase of Covid-19 infections and deaths in Egyptian prisons and detention facilities amid the continued failure […]
Human rights organizations call for shelving the investigation with the editor-in-chief of “Al-Manassa”
The undersigned organizations condemn in the strongest terms the arrest of Nora Younis, editor-in-chief of Al-Manassa website, after the security forces raided the headquarters of the website, […]
Egypt: Detainee dies of coronavirus in a maximum-security prison, conditions worsen at another prison in 10th of Ramadan City
Committee for Justice (CFJ) confirms that the detainee Saeed Ghobashi Muhammad Amir, 58, has died in his cell at the maximum-security Gamasa prison in northern […]
Rights defender Ahmed Amasha re-arrested, forcibly disappeared for second time
The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family […]
Egypt: In solidarity with Gamal Eid,
Rights organizations affirm reprisals will not stop human rights movement from exposing violations and authoritarian practices Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the […]
IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt
Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures (Washington, DC, June 24, 2020) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion […]
Egypt: In security campaign to protect family values, Public Prosecution abdicates its duty to protect citizens
Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ongoing security campaign led by Egypt’s Public Prosecution against users of the social media platform Tiktok, […]
Human Rights Organizations Condemn The General Prosecutor’s Inaction After Abducting Sana Seif In Front Of His Office And Demand Her Immediate Release
The undersigned NGOs condemn the series of violations the arbitrarily detained activist Alaa Abd-El Fattah’s family has faced. The last of which was today, when […]
Egypt: the campaign against Gamal Eid must stop!”
the undersigned organizations strongly condemn the campaign recently launched by the Egyptian authorities against the director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), […]
During the pandemic
Committee for Justice issues a report on human rights violations inside the Egyptian Places of Detention in March-April 2020 amid the outbreak of Coronavirus Committee […]
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