CFJ participates in UN Human Rights Council event on human rights situation in Egypt
CFJ is participating today, 23 June 2023, in a side event of the Human Rights Council 53rd session, organized by the World Organisation Against Torture […]
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Sudan: UN High Commissioner condemns assassination of West Darfur governor
News briefing Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: 18 June 2023 The spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, […]
Egypt: Rights groups call for downgrading the National Council for Human Rights for its failure to perform its human rights role
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights is preparing to submit its official report to the Accreditation Subcommittee of the Global Alliance of National Human […]
UN expert: Sudan destruction ‘dehumanizing’
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 25, 2023 The UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, described […]
UN experts demand justice for Shireen Abu Akleh on first anniversary of her murder
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 14, 2023 UN experts denounced the absence of justice in the killing of […]
Sudan: UN call on all parties to immediately end hostilities
“Two weeks after the fighting erupted between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) – imposing fear, deprivation, trauma and suffering […]
South Sudan: UN rights chief urges government to fast track pending aspects of peace agreement related to transitional justice
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 22, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said […]
South Sudan: UN experts urge political leaders to prioritise peaceful democratic transition
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 19, 2023 The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan stressed the need […]
After CFJ complaints, UN calls on Egypt to release politician Aboul Fotouh and provide him immediate access to health care
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 18, 2023 UN human rights experts call on the Egyptian authorities to ensure adequate […]
UN reacts to CFJ’s complaints on the detention, disappearance and torture of Egyptian human rights defender Ahmed Amasha
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 16, 2023 UN experts have expressed grave concerns about the repeated enforced disappearance, torture, […]
Egypt acquits father of exiled human rights activist of ‘joining terrorist group’
Press release Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 6, 2022 The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her […]
UN experts: Egyptian lawyer harassed and intimidated over his work defending a high-profile case
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 6, 2022 UN experts affirmed their rejection of harassment and interference in the work […]
Based on a complaint from CFJ, UN group says detention of four Egyptians ‘arbitrary’
Communicating with various United Nations mechanisms is a strategic goal for the Committee for Justice (CFJ) to lift injustice against victims of human rights abuses […]
Sudan: UN calls for investigation on killing of 3 activists in West Darfur by armed militias
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 2, 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the excessive use of force […]
Egypt: UN concerned about the results of investigations into the killing of economist Ayman Hadhoud, calls for new probe
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 29, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern about the allegations of […]
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