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 […]
Detention Justice Press Releases
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CFJ demands investigation into the death of political prisoner Amr Abu Khalil
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the death of the detainee Dr. Amr Abu Khalil at the maximum-security of Aqrab (part of the Tora prison complex) in Egypt’s capital Cairo, as an extrajudicial killing. Abu Khalil passed away on Sunday 6 […]
CFJ: Egypt’s new prison visit regulations exacerbate suffering of detainees
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has announced the resumption of visits to all public prisons and penitentiaries across the country, in accordance with specific controls […]
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 […]
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 […]
Egypt | UN experts denounce Morsi “brutal” prison conditions, warn thousands of other inmates at severe risk
GENEVA (8 November 2019) The prison regime in Egypt may have directly led to the death of former President Mohamed Morsi, and may be placing […]
The UN postpones its regional conference in Egypt on the crime of torture
Human rights organizations: Egypt should be denied hosting the conference due to its record of torture crimes Egyptian rights groups, signatories to this statement, wish […]
Egypt: 20 Rights NGOs call on President Macron to denounce Egypt’s human rights record during the G7 meeting
It was a striking choice for France to invite Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to attend the 24-26 August G7 summit in Biarritz, for which the […]
Following the arbitrary arrest of 28 women, Committee for Justice submits a complaint to the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Press release Committee for Justice Geneva, 8 August 2019 Committee for Justice submitted a complaint with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of […]
Three urgent UN appeals addressing the Egyptian government based on complaints submitted by “Committee for Justice”
The appeals warn of the continued arrests and enforced disappearances, with the absence of a climate of safety in Egypt. Demands by the UN to […]
Egypt: Aboul-Fotouh’s life in critical danger from prolonged medical neglect in prison
The undersigned organizations warn that prominent opposition politician Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh will soon meet the grim fate of former president Mohamed Morsi, unless there […]
“Stop the slow murder” .. A campaign to save the arbitrarily detained in Egyptian prisons
We call on the Human rights Council to intervene immediately Committee for Justice calls on the international community to take action and to activate independent […]
Egypt: Medical neglect in prisons a tool of the Sisi government to kill its opponents, Morsi will not be the last victim
Rights groups demand Red Cross be permitted to inspect conditions in Egyptian prisons Joint Statement The death of former president Mohamed Morsi exposes one of […]
Committee for Justice gets UN support for the case of human rights defender “Ezzat Ghoneim”
– A UN Working Group condemns the Egyptian government’s procedures against human rights defenders under the pretext of fighting terrorism. – The Working Group on […]
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