Egypt: CFJ condemns continued solitary confinement of lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed el-Baqer for over two months

12/06/2023

News briefing  By: Committee for Justice Geneva, June 9, 2023 The wife of Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender, Mrs. Neama Hisham, has reported his continued […]

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Egypt: Health condition of detained journalist Ahmed Subai’ deteriorates

08/06/2023

Press release Edited: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 6, 2023     The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deterioration of the health condition of […]

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Egypt: Former MP becomes fourth death documented by CFJ in May

01/06/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a new death case in detention centers in Egypt, involving a former member of the Egyptian Shura Council […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in May

24/05/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented the 12th death case in 2023, the third […]

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Egypt: One year after the reactivation of the Presidential Pardon Committee in, the issue of political prisoners remains unresolved

24/05/2023

The political prisoners crisis in Egypt has witnessed little progress one year after the activation of the Presidential Pardon Committee in April 2022, the Committee […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in one day, calls for investigation

19/05/2023

Press Release Written by: CFJ Geneva: May 16, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of death among political detainees inside detention […]

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Egypt in 2022: CFJ documented 7283 violations in detention centers

19/05/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated in its annual report for 2022 that it was a year filled with contradictions by the political authority in […]

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Egypt: Arbitrary detention and attempted deportation of Uyghur asylum-seekers condemned by rights organizations

05/04/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government for its relentless campaign against immigrants and students from the Uyghur minority. Ongoing for years, the […]

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Egypt: CFJ’s assessment of the first year of the Human Rights Strategy

05/04/2023

A new working paper by the Committee for Justice analyzes the outcome of the first year of implementing the government-sponsored National Strategy for Human Rights […]

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Committee for Justice participates in a symposium on torture and impunity in Egypt

04/04/2023

On the sidelines of the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council, CFJ director says Egypt denies torture at the UN not just domestically […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents death of two political detainees in Al-Abadia and Wadi el-Natrun prisons

21/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 19, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the death of two political detainees inside detention centers […]

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Egypt: CFJ to participate in 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council

21/03/2023

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 20, 2023   A group of human rights organizations concerned with Egyptian affairs, including […]

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Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison

20/03/2023

We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the egregious and collective violations of human rights taking place at Egypt’s Badr […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents fourth death in custody in 2023

09/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 7, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the fourth death case in 2023, of a political […]

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Egypt: Rights groups reject unjust verdicts against ECRF, demand an end to targeting civil society

08/03/2023

We, the undersigned Egyptian rights groups, reject the unjust verdicts handed to 31 people on Sunday, including prison sentences against human rights defenders and lawyers. […]

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