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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Egypt: Public Prosecutor and Minister of Interior must disclose names and numbers of Covid-19 cases in Egyptian detention facilities
Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations condemn the response of the Egyptian government towards the plight of detainees inside the country’s prisons and other detention […]
Two ‘positive’ cases of detainees in Husayniyya and 10th of Ramadan (Sharqiyya) and 3 other suspected cases
Committee for Justice has verified the death of a remand detainee in Tora (Investigation) prison, located in Tora Prisons’ Complex in southern Cairo, after being […]
Death of a detainee suspected of contracting the Coronavirus, and positive test of another case
Death of detainee ‘Hasan Ziyadah’ after being suspected of contracting Coronavirus Committee for Justice (CFJ) announced the death of a detainee in AlMahallah AlKoubra Police […]
Committee for Justice announces the launching of ‘Justice Watch Archive’
Media statement Geneva- Wednesday 3 June 2020 Committee for Justice announces the launching of ‘Justice Watch Archive’ to enable human rights actors in Egypt and […]
“Corona Meter” A new platform by ‘Committee for Justice’ to follow up with the spread of Covid-19 pandemic inside prisons and Egyptian places of detention.
‘Corona Meter’ is a new platform that works on disseminating data and information obtained by CFJ by merits of its work on monitoring detention centers […]
The death of the first detainee suspected of being infected with the Corona virus in Hahya Police station
Committee for Justice calls upon the Egyptian Interior and Health ministries to reveal the truth about infections, and suspected infections, with COVID-19 inside a number […]
Human rights organizations hold ministry of interior and the prosecution responsible for the death of director Shady Habash in detention
He won’t be the last with the persistence of medical neglect in prisons The public prosecutor must immediately release prisoners who have been held in […]
Egypt: At the risk of public health, prisoners of conscience continue to be added to Egypt’s overcrowded prisons
Joint Statement Amid widespread calls to reduce the country’s prison population in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian government has instead embarked on […]
Amendments to Emergency Law exploit Covid-19 to undermine judicial independence | Egypt
9 May 2020 Update* The below statement has been amended on May 10, 2020, to reflect the final version of the law after its publication […]
Egypt: Illegally imprisoned without trial, Shady Habash’s death underscores the urgency of releasing pretrial detainees
Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations reiterate our demand for the immediate release of persons held in pretrial detention, especially prisoners of conscience. 24- year-old […]
Egypt: Free expression regarded by government as a greater threat to public safety than murder or violence
Presidential pardons and conditional releases Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the exclusion of prisoners of conscience from the April 14th pardon issued […]
Civil society’s call to states: we are in this together, don’t violate human rights while responding to COVID-19.
Human Rights Council virtual informal conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Thursday, 09 April 2020 Joint NGO statement on civil and political […]
Joint NGO statement on the United Nations’ COVID-19 response
Human Rights Council virtual informal conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Thursday, 09 April 2020 The COVID-19 crisis is powerfully demonstrating the […]
Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released
Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the […]
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