Justice for Human Rights Defenders Press Releases Archives

Justice for Human Rights Defenders Press Releases

Here you can read all the press releases from the Justice for Human Rights Defenders project

Libya: The CFJ Condemns the Forcible Disappearance of At Least 9 Activists from the “Caravan of Steadfastness” by Eastern Authorities, Demands Clarification of Their Fate and Immediate Release

17/06/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that enforced disappearance is a crime commonly practiced by oppressive regimes in order to conceal the truth and hide […]

NGOs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Ibrahim Metwally, detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights

04/06/2025

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our grave concern regarding the prolonged arbitrary detention of 61-year-old Ibrahim Metwally since 10 September 2017, and his […]

Egypt: The CFJ Submits Report to the Office of the UN High Commissioner Documenting Ongoing Acts of Retaliation Against Human Rights Defenders for Cooperating with UN Mechanisms

18/04/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) stated that Egyptian authorities continue to escalate a policy of retaliation against human rights defenders and lawyers as part of […]

Egypt: CFJ Warns of Severe Deterioration in the Health of Detained Economic Researcher Abd El-Khaleq Farouk, Demands His Immediate Release

17/01/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has stated that systematic violations perpetrated by Egyptian authorities against detainees held on political charges, as well as against dissidents, […]

Egypt: CFJ Rejects Lebanese Authorities’ Arrest of Abd El-Rahman Al-Qaradawi and Calls for His Release and Prevention of Deportation to Egypt

30/12/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that forced deportation is a blatant violation of fundamental human rights and exposes individuals to the risk of torture […]

Egypt: CFJ Condemns Ongoing Violations Against Human Rights Lawyer Huda Abd El-Moneim and Opposes Her Re-Referral to the Criminal Court

24/12/2024

The “Committee for Justice” stated that it is following with deep concern and condemnation the continued systematic violations perpetrated by the Egyptian authorities against lawyer, […]

International Human Rights Day: Committee for justice Calls for the Immediate Release of Detained Defenders and a Safe Working Environment

16/12/2024

Every year on December 10, the world observes International Human Rights Day, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United […]

NGOs Praise UN Working Group Ruling and Urge Immediate Release of Moroccan Political Activist Nasser Zefzafi

09/12/2024

Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland – The Committee for Justice, Freedom House and MENA Rights Group praised the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) […]

Egypt: CFJ rejects the prosecution and recycling detention of human rights defenders, calls for ending violations against them and their release

29/11/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned the continued targeting of human rights defenders by Egyptian authorities, describing it as a blatant violation of international […]

Egypt: CFJ highlights “blatant” violations against detained economist Abd El-Khaleq Farouk, calls for his release

18/11/2024

Press Release The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented blatant violations against Egyptian economist Abd El-Khaleq Farouk during his detention at 10th Ramadan Prison […]

CFJ calls for an end to targeting Journalists and their release on the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists

02/11/2024

The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, celebrated on November 2 each year, was established by the United Nations to spotlight the […]

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