After Nearly 18 Years: Egypt Faces Long-Overdue Review of Its Children’s Rights Record Before the African Committee

16/10/2026

Committee for Justice Raises Concerns Over Children in Detention, Torture, Enforced Disappearance, Unfair Trials, and Religious Discrimination Maseru, Lesotho | 15 October 2026 Committee for […]

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CFJ Welcomes NGO Forum Adoption of Landmark Resolution on Transnational Repression in Africa

15/10/2026

Committee for Justice calls on the African Commission to adopt a dedicated resolution and establish a joint mechanism to address cross-border repression Geneva / Dakar, […]

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Committee for Justice Granted Observer Status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights: A New Step Towards Strengthening Justice and Human Rights Protection

14/10/2026

Dakar– 13 October 2026 Committee for Justice (CFJ) announces that it has officially been granted Observer Status before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), following the […]

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Committee for Justice Participates in the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Lesotho

14/10/2026

Maseru, Lesotho | 14 October 2026 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) is participating in the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on […]

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CFJ to Host Side Event in Lesotho on Strengthening Access to Justice and Accountability for Children in Africa

14/10/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) will host a side event entitled “Strengthening Access to Justice and Accountability for Children in Africa” on 16 October 2026, […]

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CFJ and UN Special Procedures Organise Practical Training on Engagement with UN and African Human Rights Mechanisms in Dakar 

11/10/2026

Dakar, Senegal — 11 October 2026  The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council organised a training entitled […]

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CFJ Holds Panel in Dakar on Restrictive Laws and Transnational Repression Against Human Rights Defenders 

10/10/2026

Dakar, Senegal — 10 October 2026  The Committee for Justice (CFJ) held a panel discussion entitled “From Restrictive Laws to Transnational Repression: Protecting Human Rights […]

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El Obeid at Risk: Preventing Further Atrocities and Renewing Independent Accountability for Sudan

09/10/2026

*INTRODUCTION* The Committee for Justice submits this written statement under agenda item 2 of the sixty-third session of the Human Rights Council, in connection with […]

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Committee for Justice Calls for Urgent African Action to Address Transnational Repression

08/10/2026

In cooperation with the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Committee for Justice (CFJ) has submitted a draft thematic resolution to the NGO Forum in […]

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CFJ Welcomes the Adoption of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sudan and the Renewal of the Fact-Finding Mission

07/10/2026

Geneva – 7 October 2026 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomes the adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council of the new resolution responding […]

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CFJ Contributes to the New UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sudan, Calling for Stronger and Independent Accountability Mechanisms

21/09/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has contributed to the ongoing consultations on the new UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sudan, submitting recommendations aimed at […]

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CFJ Presents Addis Ababa Roadmap Research at High-Level Geneva Side Event

17/09/2026

Geneva, 14 September 2026 – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) organized a high-level side event at the Palais des […]

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CFJ Participates in WGEID Launch Event on Enforced Disappearances and Memorialization

16/09/2026

Geneva, 15 September 2026 – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) participated in the launch event for the thematic report of the United Nations Working Group […]

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From Recommendations to Implementation: High-Level Geneva Side Event to Discuss Egypt’s Second National Human Rights Strategy from Civil Society, UN and ACHPR Perspectives

11/09/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ), together with DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture and the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), will organize a […]

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Sudan: Fact-Finding Mission Report Documents Escalating Militarization and External Support Amid Continuing Grave Violations Against Civilians

10/09/2026

Signatory Organizations Call for the Renewal of the Mandate of the International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan Amid Ongoing Violations and Increasing External Support for the […]

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