Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of Political Detainee Mohamed Samir Inside Wadi El‑Natrun Prison

25/08/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of political detainee Mohamed Samir, 45, from the city of Abu Zaabal in Qalyubia Governorate, inside […]

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Joint Statement | Egypt: After 100 Days, Omar Salah Marei’s Arbitrary Detention Must End

25/08/2026

We, the undersigned organizations, renew our call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei and for an end […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents Deaths of Three Political Detainees in Custody Within 48 Hours

19/08/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deaths of three political detainees inside places of detention in Egypt within a period of less than […]

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Rights Groups Call for Release of Detained Shi’a Muslims in Egypt, including Journalist Haidar Qandil

11/08/2026

The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the arrest, and enforced disappearance, of at least 36 Shi’a Muslim in Egypt, including journalist Mohammed Haidar Qandil. On 22 […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of a Detainee Inside Al‑Raml Second Police Station in Alexandria

31/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of Mohamed Oweida inside Al‑Raml Second Police Station in Alexandria Governorate, in an incident that has […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of a Political Detainee in Custody in Sharqia

31/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of detainee Ahmed Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Al‑Shaarawi (52 years old), from Kafr Abaza village in Zagazig […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Arrest and Pretrial Detention of Trade Unionist Mohamed Zahran

24/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the arrest of trade unionist and teacher Dr. Mohamed Zahran, a member of the Educational Professions Syndicate, from […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of Dr. Salah Metwaly Hussein in Minya Maximum Security Prison

24/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of detainee Dr. Salah Metwaly Hussein Mohamed (68 years old), a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist and […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of a Detainee Inside Al‑Salam Second Police Station in Cairo

17/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of detainee Karim Mohamed (24 years old), a tuk‑tuk driver, following his detention at Al‑Salam Second […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of Detainee Dr. Amr Heikal Inside 10th of Ramadan Prison

16/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of political detainee Dr. Amr Abdel Nabi Mohamed Heikal, following years of detention, after his family […]

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Egypt: CFJ Submits Allegation Letter to UN Special Procedures on Eight Deaths in Custody in June

12/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) submitted a general allegation letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteurs on […]

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African Children’s Rights Committee Admits Case of Tortured Egyptian Child

09/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ), the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (SFHR), and the Kennedy Human Rights Center (KHRC) welcome the African Committee of Experts […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents Five Deaths in Places of Detention Within Three Days in Cairo and Alexandria

04/07/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deaths of five detainees in different places of detention in Egypt over the course of three days, […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice Documents the Death of Political Detainee Sayed Kamel Haddad Inside Minya Liman Prison

26/06/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of political detainee Sayed Kamel Haddad (52 years old), a resident of the Agouza district in […]

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Oral Statement HRC62: CFJ Urges the Human Rights Council to address the Death Penalty through the Lens of the Prohibition of Torture and Deaths in Detention Facilities in Egypt

24/06/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) submitted an oral statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, under Agenda Item 3, during the Interactive Dialogue with […]

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