Egypt: CFJ and RFK Human Rights Highlight Human Rights Situation in Egypt’s Universal Periodic Review

10/02/2025

Geneva, Switzerland and Washington D.C., United States [February 10, 2025] –  The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and RFK Human Rights highlighted the situation of human […]

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Egypt: CFJ Rejects Death Sentences in “Revolutionary Core Cell” Case, Calls for Their Suspension and Retrial 

09/02/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that the increasing number of executions in Egypt on politically motivated charges constitutes a blatant violation of fundamental human […]

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CFJ issues weekly bulletin on updates of major human rights cases for the period from February 1 to 6, 2025 

09/02/2025

As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal developments related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released […]

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Egypt: CFJ Documents Opera House Employee’s Suicide Following Unjust Dismissal and Calls for an Investigation into the Legality of the Decision

07/02/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented the suicide of Hani Abd El-Qader, an employee at the Egyptian Opera House, who threw himself into the […]

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Egypt: CFJ Criticizes the Referral of 5,000 Defendants to Criminal Trials in Political Cases and Calls for Their Release 

07/02/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that in the last months of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, Egypt’s State Security Prosecution referred more than […]

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Egypt: CFJ Documents Strike by “Oriental Weavers” Workers in Protest Against Decline in Annual Bonus Value

05/02/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented an open-ended strike by workers of the Oriental Weavers Group in 10th of Ramadan City, across all its […]

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Egypt: CFJ Denounces Referral of Several Human Rights Defenders in Sharqia to Criminal Court and Calls for Their Release

04/02/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt referring a number of human rights defenders from Al-Sharqia Governorate, in […]

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Egypt: Court Releases T&C Company Workers on Bail Amid Fears of Prosecutor’s Appeal

04/02/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the decision of the Al-Obour Misdemeanor Court in Qalyubia Governorate to release nine workers from T&C Garment Company, […]

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Egypt: CFJ Documents the Fifth Death of a Political Detainee in 2025 at “Al-Ashir” Prison Due to Deliberate Medical Neglect

04/02/2025

On Saturday, February 1, the “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the fifth death in 2025 of a political detainee, Engineer Hisham Al-Haddad, at Al-Ashir […]

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Egypt: CFJ Warns UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of Deteriorating Conditions for Disabled Individuals in Detention Facilities and Prisons

03/02/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has stated that the attention given by UN mechanisms and the international community to the rights of persons with disabilities […]

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CFJ issues weekly bulletin on updates of major human rights cases for the period from January 25 to 30, 2025 

03/02/2025

As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal developments related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors violations against activists in third quarter 2024 bulletin under the “Justice for human rights defenders” project

03/02/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has issued its quarterly bulletin for the third quarter of 2024 as part of the “Justice for human rights defenders” […]

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Egypt: CFJ Documents New Violations Against Political Detainees in Wadi El-Natrun Prison (Rehabilitation 5) and Calls for Their Cessation and Investigation

31/01/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented blatant new violations against detainees held on political charges in Wadi El-Natrun Prison (Rehabilitation 5), carried out by […]

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Egypt: Government’s rights record under UN scrutiny and countries call for far-reaching reforms, as civil society denounces brutal repression  

31/01/2025

The fourth comprehensive review of Egypt’s human rights file before the United Nations in Geneva ended yesterday evening, Tuesday, 28 January, as part of the […]

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Egypt: Ongoing Strike by Workers of “Innova” Ceramics in Fayoum Amid Security Siege and Demands for Fulfillment of Their Rights 

30/01/2025

The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented the ongoing strike by workers of “Innova” Ceramics (formerly Pharaoh Ceramics) in Fayoum Governorate, which began on Wednesday, […]

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