Action for Egyptian human rights defenders
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the persecution of employees of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and Egyptian civil society by the Egyptian government. […]
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The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms: Two years of arrest and repression
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2020 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said on Wednesday that two years after authorities in Egypt […]
Egypt: Open letter to President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris
The undersigned Egyptian civil society organizations extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on your victory in the 2020 United States […]
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian women suffer increased repression
Press Release Geneve: 25 November 2020 As the world celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian authorities are inflicting various forms […]
On World Children’s Day, CFJ calls for saving Egypt’s detained children
On World Children’s Day on November 20, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) organisation condemns Egypt’s utter disrespect for children’s rights, enshrined and prioritised in international […]
Human rights organizations condemn the arrest of Gasser Abdel Razek, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights while affirming their continuous work defending human rights
Cairo 19 November 2020 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the arrest of Gasser Abdel Razek, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights […]
Crimes of abducting human rights defenders won’t go unpunished
Crimes of abducting human rights defenders won’t go unpunished… The Public Prosecutor must immediately release EIPR’s administrative manager Cairo: 16 November 2020 The undersigned human […]
Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking
The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. […]
Egypt: Days before a verdict in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, government’s vindictive use of terrorism charges against peaceful critics denounced by human rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations call for charges to be dismissed in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, whose verdict is scheduled for October 26th. […]
Egypt: ill-treatment and arbitrary measures trigger new hunger strike at Istiqbal Tora prison
Joint statement: The undersigned human rights organizations categorically reject the continued policy of humiliation practiced by Egyptian authorities against detainees, especially political prisoners. Such policy […]
CFJ condemns Egypt’s use of the death penalty in new court verdicts
press release: CFJ, Geneva, 29 September 2020 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said on Tuesday that the verdicts issued today by Egypt’s Cassation Court in the […]
UN experts express concern on Covid-19 risks for detained Egyptian human rights defenders
Press release: Translation and editing by CFJ Geneva, 29 September 2020 A group of United Nations human rights experts have expressed their deep concern about […]
Egypt: New ‘record’ campaign of executions against detaineesii
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) organization said that it has received information from several sources that Egyptian authorities in recent days have executed 15 political detainees: 2 of […]
CFJ demands release of activist Alaa Abd El- Fattah and lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer on 1st anniversary of their arrest
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said that it rejects the Egyptian authorities’ continued detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, and human rights activist, Alaa Abd El-Fattah, on the first anniversary of their arrest. […]
Egypt: Government must stop arbitrary arrests and respect freedom of expression
The undersigned human rights organizations renew their demand for the Egyptian government to respect the rights of free expression and privacy, and for state security […]
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