Egypt: CFJ presents report on children’s rights ahead of 96th session of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

29/04/2024

Egyptian authorities have failed to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Committee for Justice said Wednesday. Children in Egypt are […]

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Egypt: On World Day for Safety and Health, CFJ demands implementation of ILO and national laws to enhance workplace safety

29/04/2024

Egyptian workers face numerous challenges related to occupational health and safety, especially in high-risk industries, such as construction and electrical industries, in addition to the […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces assault and forced relocation of political detainees by Gamasa Prison authorities

03/04/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented human rights violations against political detainees in the maximum-security Gamasa Prison in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. On March 10, […]

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NGOs petition UN working group to rule Moroccan activist’s detention as arbitrary

03/04/2024

Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – Committee for Justice, Freedom House, and MENA Rights Group have jointly petitioned the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary […]

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Tunisia: CFJ denounces President Saied’s attacks on civil society organisations

20/03/2024

Tunisian President Qais Saied in a ministerial meeting on March 8 called on the Central Bank Governor to take necessary measures through the Financial Analysis […]

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Tunisia: CFJ concerned about attempts to amend NGO law

18/03/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) is concerned about attempts by the political authority in Tunisia to control and restrict civil work within the country by […]

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CFJ and African Defenders urge UN Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to condemn targeting and defamation of director at “Sinai Human Rights Foundation”

11/03/2024

Egypt – AfricanDefenders (Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) and the Committee for Justice (CFJ) petition the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces mass death sentences against Brotherhood leaders

05/03/2024

During its session on Monday, March 4, 2024, the The First Circuit (Terrorism) of the Egyptian Criminal Court sentenced 8 leaders of the Egyptian opposition, […]

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Egypt: On Zero Discrimination Day, CFJ calls for activating national dialogue anti-discrimination measures

01/03/2024

To mark the 10th anniversary of the International Zero Discrimination Day, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that it is crucial to address why the […]

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Egypt: Human Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared, Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity

26/02/2024

The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a […]

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Egypt: CFJ highlights attacks on judicial independence in submission to UN special rapporteur

21/02/2024

In information provided for the upcoming thematic report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, the Committee for Justice […]

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CFJ on World Day of Social Justice calls Egypt to reduce the gap between social classes and expand social protection programs

20/02/2024

On World Day of Social Justice, insecurity in the right to housing and the labor market is spreading, and inequality in the distribution of wealth […]

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CFJ condemns the mass death sentences in the case of “Hazmoun”. It calls for pressure to stop it and to retry the accused in a fair manner.

20/02/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said that the continued issuance  of mass death sentences in cases of a political nature in  Egypt is a natural  […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns mass death sentences in Hilwan case

13/02/2024

The Egyptian Court of Cassation, in its session on January 24, 2024, headed by Judge Adel Al-Saeed Al-Kinani, sentenced seven people to death on terrorism […]

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Joint Statement – Thirteen Years After Mubarak’s Ouster, Unprecedented Repression and Economic Instability in Egypt

12/02/2024

Thirteen years after Egyptians courageously took to the streets and forced the autocratic president Hosni Mubarak to step down after nearly three decades in power, […]

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