CFJ demands release of activist Alaa Abd El- Fattah and lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer on 1st anniversary of their arrest

30/09/2020

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. […]

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CFJ demands investigation into the death of political prisoner Amr Abu Khalil

09/09/2020

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 […]

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From Neglect To Calamity

26/08/2020

From neglect to calamity: CFJ report documents thousands of violations against detainees in prisons and detention centres in Egypt   Believing in the freedom to […]

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CFJ: Egypt’s new prison visit regulations exacerbate suffering of detainees

18/08/2020

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 […]

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Renewed arbitrary detention: A new report by CFJ on the practice of renewed arbitrary detention in Egypt

06/08/2020

Committee for Justice (CFJ) has issued a special monthly report on the phenomenon of renewed arbitrary detention in Egypt, under the title “Recycling of Detention”. […]

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Egypt: Coronavirus cases in jails rise to 312 amid warnings of “herd immunity” policy

24/07/2020

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 […]

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Egypt: Coronavirus cases among detainees rise to 225 amid failure to contain the pandemic

17/07/2020

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 […]

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During the pandemic

18/06/2020

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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“Slow Death”Violations in Egyptian places of Detention annual report 2019

06/04/2020

Geneve, April 6th, 2020 Few days before the Egyptian authorities had announced the emergence of several COVID -19 cases in different locations across the country, […]

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Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released

27/03/2020

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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Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report January -February 2020

10/03/2020

Following CFJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies in the […]

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Egypt | Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report November-December 2019

05/01/2020

Following CFJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies in the […]

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 “With No Accountability”

10/12/2019

Death incidents inside Egyptian places of detention during the period between 30 June 2013 and 1 December 2019. Geneva 10 December 2019 On the occasion […]

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Egypt | Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report September-October 2019

10/11/2019

Following committee for justice’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies […]

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Egypt | UN experts denounce Morsi “brutal” prison conditions, warn thousands of other inmates at severe risk

09/11/2019

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 […]

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