Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in May
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
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in one day, calls for investigation
Press Release Written by: CFJ Geneva: May 16, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of death among political detainees inside detention […]
Egypt in 2022: CFJ documented 7283 violations in detention centers
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 […]
Egypt: Arbitrary detention and attempted deportation of Uyghur asylum-seekers condemned by rights organizations
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ’s assessment of the first year of the Human Rights Strategy
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 […]
Committee for Justice participates in a symposium on torture and impunity in Egypt
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents death of two political detainees in Al-Abadia and Wadi el-Natrun prisons
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ to participate in 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 20, 2023 A group of human rights organizations concerned with Egyptian affairs, including […]
Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents fourth death in custody in 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 […]
Egypt: Rights groups reject unjust verdicts against ECRF, demand an end to targeting civil society
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. […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns sexual harassment of a female political detainee
Press release Geneva: February 26, 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the sexual harassment of Egyptian political prisoner Aya Kamal El-Din Hussein by a […]
Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in first two months of 2023
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 27, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented a new death inside a detention center in Egypt, […]
Egypt: CFJ documents second death of detainee at Zagazig police station in 2023 due to medical negligence
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 20, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented a new death of a detainee […]
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