Egypt: Political detainee dies in Borg El Arab Prison Hospital following health deterioration due to deliberate medical neglect

21/08/2024

Press release   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of political detainee Hassan Ibrahim Ghamry, a former employee of the Ministry of […]

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Egypt: A new death case of a young man inside the Second Tanta Police Station in Gharbia due to torture, CFJ demands investigation

12/08/2024

 Press release Geneva – August 9, 2024   A young man in his twenties has reportedly died under torture at the hands of the head […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition urges legislative action against systematic recycling of cases

12/08/2024

The renewed arbitrary detention, also known as recycling of detention or charges, has become one of the methods and tools used by Egyptian authorities to […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors new death of political detainee due to inhumane conditions at Sohag Security Forces Camp

06/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 6, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a new death of a political detainee held at the Security […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors death of political detainee at El-Wadi al-Jaded Prison due to torture and dire conditions

01/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 1, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of a political detainee at the notorious El-Wadi al-Jaded […]

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Egypt: Journalist Khaled Mamdouh detained and forcibly disappeared, CFJ demands his immediate release

22/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 21, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that Egyptian security forces raided the home of journalist Khaled Mamdouh […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports severe abuses including sexual harassment against female detainees at Zagazig Police Station

17/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 16, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored egregious human rights violations against female detainees at the Zagazig Police […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports six deaths inside Zagazig Police Station due to overcrowding and horrific detention conditions

17/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 16, 2024 The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored six deaths of detainees inside the Zagazig Police Station in Egypt’s […]

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Egypt: “Scorching Summer” in prisons amid power outages, CFJ warns of potentially “catastrophic” crisis as deaths rise

12/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 9, 2024 Egypt is currently grappling with a persistent power outage crisis that has impacted all sectors of society. The […]

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Egypt: CFJ records 27th death in prisons during 2024 of political detainee at Wadi El-Natrun prison

12/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 9, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of another political detainee, Abdullah Eid Salem Hamdan El-Ahyawi, […]

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Egypt: CFJ records 26th death of 2024 of a political detainee in Damanhour Prison

01/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 29, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of a political detainee in Damanhour Prison “Al-Abadiya” […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports suicide of Russian detainee in 10th of Ramadan Women’s Prison on due to inhumane conditions

25/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 25, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the suicide of a Russian detainee in 10th of Ramadan […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors deaths of two criminal detainees in Kafr El-Dawwar Police Station due to torture and poor conditions

25/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 25, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the deaths of two pre-trial detainees in Kafr El-Dawwar Police […]

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Egypt: New Death of Political Detainee in Badr 1 Prison Sparks Calls for Investigation

25/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 25, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a new death of a political detainee in Badr 1 […]

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Egypt: CFJ hosts side event on torture in Egypt & erasure of survivors in European-Egyptian partnership agreement at the 56th session of the human rights council

24/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 23, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) will host a side event during the 56th regular session of the […]

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