CFJ welcomes release of lawyer Youssef Al-Mansour; calls for end to repression of rights defenders in Egypt

14/08/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 7, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomed the decision to release 33 defendants […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns sentence of researcher and human rights defender Patrick Zaki to 3 years in prison

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Egypt’s State Security Emergency Court issued a sentence of three years […]

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Egypt: prison visit ban reimposed on lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim amid health concerns

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The administration of the Tenth of Ramadan Prison for Women in Sharqia, Egypt, has re-banned prison visit […]

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Egypt: Cairo Terrorism Court renews detention of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally despite repeated calls for his release

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   The Cairo Terrorism Criminal Court has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer and coordinator of […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns renewal of detention for Human Rights Defender Moaz al-Sharqawi, amid denying lawyers access to investigation files

24/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The State Security Prosecution has decided to extend the detention of Moaz Najah Mansour al-Sharqawi, an Egyptian […]

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Justice for HRDs bulletin: CFJ reports violations against Egyptian human rights defenders during first quarter of 2023

20/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 9th, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its quarterly report for the “Justice for Human Rights […]

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Egypt: CFJ applauds presidential pardon for Mohamed el-Baqer and Patrick Zaki

20/07/2023

New By: CFJ Geneva: July 19, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomed news of the issuance of a presidential pardon in Egypt, for […]

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Egypt: CFJ issues Justice for HRDs bulletin for 2nd quarter of 2023  

18/07/2023

Press release, by CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   CFJ has issued its second quarterly bulletin (April to June 2023), as part of its Justice […]

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Egyptian court extends activist Hala Fahmy’s detention, ignores reported violations

17/07/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023   The Consultation Chamber of the Badr Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison […]

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Egyptian court extends pretrial detention of rights defender Marwa Arafa, violating the law

13/07/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023   The Egyptian Criminal Court has ruled, in its session on July 10th, to […]

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CFJ condemns Egypt’s denial of researcher Patrick Zaki’s travel to Italy for MA thesis defense

10/07/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 5, 2023   The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, revealed that the […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns detention renewal of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, demands his immediate release

10/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   The Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison Complex, has ruled to extend the detention of […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents 17th death in custody in 2023

04/07/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023   CFJ documents new death inside a detention center in Egypt, the 17th in 2023, […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents transfer of detained human rights defender to hospital due to his deteriorating conditio

22/06/2023

News briefing Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: 18 June 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the transfer of Egyptian lawyer and […]

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CFJ calls on Egypt to allow researcher and human rights defender Patrick Zaki to travel to Italy for MA thesis defense

21/06/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: 18 June 2023   The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, said that […]

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