Egypt: Torture of Journalists Indicative of State Policy rather than Isolated Incident

08/10/2026

Human rights organizations call for immediate investigation into security agencies’ abuses of Matsadaksh journalists The torture and enforced disappearance of journalists from the Matsadaksh platform […]

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Early Concerns Regarding Criminal Justice Reform in Egypt’s Second National Human Rights Strategy

02/10/2026

Following efforts to contribute to the drafting of Egypt’s second National Human Rights Strategy, the undersigned organisations wish to raise an early concern regarding the […]

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Joint Statement: Ahead of His Trial Hearing, Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem After Ten Years of Deprivation of Liberty

26/09/2026

26 September 2026 The undersigned organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release photojournalist Hamdi Mokhtar Ali, known as “Hamdi El-Zaeem,” and bring to […]

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Human rights organisations set benchmark for Egypt’s human rights strategy

11/09/2026

The undersigned organizations today release Reform or Rhetoric? A Civil Society Benchmark for Criminal Justice Reform in Egypt’s 2027–2032 National Human Rights Strategy (the “Shadow Strategy”). This […]

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Sudan: Fact-Finding Mission Report Documents Escalating Militarization and External Support Amid Continuing Grave Violations Against Civilians

10/09/2026

Signatory Organizations Call for the Renewal of the Mandate of the International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan Amid Ongoing Violations and Increasing External Support for the […]

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Joint Statement | Egypt: After 100 Days, Omar Salah Marei’s Arbitrary Detention Must End

25/08/2026

We, the undersigned organizations, renew our call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei and for an end […]

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El Obeid on the Brink of Catastrophe: Urgent Warnings of a Repeat of the El Fasher Tragedy

14/07/2026

The Sudan Rights Watch Network and the Committee for Justice (CFJ) are following with grave concern the continuing serious violations of human rights and international […]

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Ahead of Expected Judgment in Appeal, Civil Society Organizations Globally Call for the Release of Ahmed Douma

09/07/2026

We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe, call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and political […]

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Joint Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on its Draft Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Africa

11/06/2026

Dear friends, On 20 May 2026, more than 20 African and international human rights organisations submitted a joint statement to the African Commission on Human […]

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CFJ Participates in Initial Dialogue with Andrea Bolaños Vargas, the New UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

01/06/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) participated in an initial dialogue with Andrea Bolaños Vargas, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human […]

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Committee for Justice Participates in Webinar on “Beyond the Banjul Declaration: Opportunities and Challenges”

01/06/2026

30 May 2026 The Committee for Justice (CFJ), represented by its Executive Director, Ahmed Mefreh, participated in a webinar organized by the Sudan Human Rights […]

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

25/05/2026

We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei. We call for his immediate and unconditional release, […]

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CFJ and EFHR Submit Joint Input to ACHPR on Draft Declaration for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

22/05/2026

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) submitted a joint input to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ […]

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Joint Statement by Sudanese Civil Society Organizations in Support of the Banjul Joint Declaration on Sudan

14/05/2026

We, the undersigned Sudanese civil society organizations, human rights groups, victims’ associations, and community-based initiatives, welcome the adoption of the “Banjul Joint Declaration on Sudan” […]

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Journalist Yasser Abu Al‑Ela and Others on Trial Expose the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt

09/05/2026

The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for more than two years, stands in direct contradiction to the Egyptian […]

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