Biannual report of ‘Detention Watch’ in Egypt: 4,820 violations in six months, Enforced disappearance topped the list of violations, and Sharqia governorate faces documented persecution

03/09/2019

65 cases of extrajudicial killings and 153 documented violations against 91 detainees Press release Committee for Justice Geneva 3 September 2019 “Another six months of […]

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The UN postpones its regional conference in Egypt on the crime of torture

22/08/2019

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 […]

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Egypt: 20 Rights NGOs call on President Macron to denounce Egypt’s human rights record during the G7 meeting

22/08/2019

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 […]

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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

08/08/2019

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 […]

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Three urgent UN appeals addressing the Egyptian government based on complaints submitted by “Committee for Justice”

06/08/2019

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 […]

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Egypt: Aboul-Fotouh’s life in critical danger from prolonged medical neglect in prison

04/07/2019

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 […]

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Egypt: Stop the slow murder

25/06/2019

Attorney Ibrahim Metwally Age: 56 years Founder of the ‘Association of the families of the disappeared’ He was arrested on 10/09/2017 Charges: Creating and managing […]

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“Stop the slow murder” .. A campaign to save the arbitrarily detained in Egyptian prisons

21/06/2019

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 […]

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Egypt: Medical neglect in prisons a tool of the Sisi government to kill its opponents, Morsi will not be the last victim

19/06/2019

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 […]

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Egypt: Red Cross oversight of prisons demanded by rights groups following Morsi’s death

19/06/2019

Medical neglect in prisons a tool of the Sisi government to kill its opponents, Morsi will not be the last victim The death of former […]

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Committee for Justice gets UN support for the case of human rights defender “Ezzat Ghoneim”

07/05/2019

– 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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Detention Watch bimonthly report of January and February 2019: Violations persist

01/04/2019

425 violations monitored across the two months with extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions leading the violations Sharqia governorate had the biggest number of enforced disappearance […]

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Detention Watch 2018 Annual Report

19/03/2019

The first annual report on monitoring places of detention Committee for Justice calls on Egyptian Authorities to immediately halt all forms of committed violationsPress release […]

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Egypt: Rights groups condemn latest surge in executions following unfree and unfair trials

15/02/2019

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ latest spate of executions, with three people executed by hanging on February 13 and another three people […]

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In a joint report regarding executions in Egypt. Three independent organizations call on Egyptian authorities to establish a moratorium on executions

11/02/2019

Press release Geneva (11 February 2019) The Egyptian Front for Human Rights, Committee for Justice and the Arab Foundation for Civil and Political Rights call […]

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