Egypt: CFJ documents 1,124 rights violations, including 8 deaths in second quarter of 2023  

27/10/2023

As the second quarter of 2023 unfolded, the economic crisis in Egypt continued to cast its shadow, and the societal discontent escalated. Despite the apparent […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents death of citizen due to deliberate medical negligence in custody, toll hits 33 in 2023

25/10/2023

Press Release Translation and Editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 25, 2023   The Committee for Justice documented the 33rd death inside detention centers and […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents two more deaths of political prisoners

04/10/2023

Press release, CFJ Geneva: October 4, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of deaths among detainees in connection with political cases […]

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Egypt: CFJ first quarterly report documents 1415 human rights violations in 2023

27/09/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its first quarterly report for 2023. The report highlighted that Egypt witnessed an escalation of repression coinciding with […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents second suicide attempt in custody in September

26/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: 26th September 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported a second suicide attempt in the month […]

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CFJ urges Egypt’s authorities to reveal whereabouts of elderly woman forcibly disappeared over pleas for son’s release

25/09/2023

The Committee for Justice has urged the Egyptian authorities to disclose the whereabouts of an elderly woman who forcibly disappeared due to her continuous demands […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces trial of lawyer and rights advocate Osama Mohamed Morsi in connection with new cases that occurred during his detention

24/09/2023

Press Release Written by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: September 24, 2023   The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt has investigated the lawyer and […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents a new death in detention center due to poor detention conditions and medical negligence

21/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 19, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a new death inside an Egyptian detention […]

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Egypt: New CFJ paper documents extremism in prisons and methods to confront it

18/09/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) highlighted in a new research paper how extremism is cultivated within Egyptian detention centers and prisons, and explores ways to […]

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Egypt: 10th of Ramadan Prison reinstates visitation ban on Hoda Abdel Moneim; CFJ demands adherence to prison regulations

17/09/2023

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 17, 2023   The Committee for Justice has reported that the administration of the 10th of Ramadan […]

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CFJ documents 28th death in custody in 2023 of a political detainee in Toukh prison, Al Qalyubia, Egypt

17/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 17, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the 28th death inside detention centers in […]

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Egypt: Hisham Kassem suspends hunger strike, CFJ commends his decision and urges judicial neutrality

15/09/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 13, 2023   Publisher, journalist, and former president of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, as well […]

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Egypt: Sisi government issued ‘fake pardon lists’ for political prisoners

10/09/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: September 10, 2023 Members of the Presidential Pardon Committee, which was reactivated by Egyptian President Sisi in April 2022, published […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with Hisham Kassem during his hunger strike and calls for his immediate release

06/09/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: September 6, 2023   Publisher, journalist, and former president of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, […]

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CFJ denounces Egypt’s response to UN regarding Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s detention conditions

03/09/2023

Press Release Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: September 3rd, 2023   The Egyptian authorities responded to the United Nations memorandum regarding the arrest and […]

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