Egypt: Committee for Justice Monitors Death of Young Man in Police Custody Due to Torture, Calls for Accountability  

14/10/2025

The Committee for Justice has monitored the death of Khalil Mohamed Abu Heba, a resident of El-Mahalla El-Kubra, inside the Third El-Mahalla Police Station, reportedly […]

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Egypt: CFJ Monitors The Second Arrest of Journalist Safaa El-Korbeji, Demands Immediate Release

14/10/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of journalist Safaa El-Korbeji by Egyptian security forces for the second time, following her release in […]

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Committee for Justice documents 1,419 violations in its Biannual report (January – June 2025), including 18 deaths

14/10/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has released its biannual report on violations committed inside prisons and detention centers in Egypt during the period from January […]

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Joint Statement on NANHRI’s Visit to Egypt in the Context of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

01/10/2025

We, the undersigned organizations, are following with deep concern the recent visit of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) to Egypt in […]

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Human rights organizations condemn the arrest of researcher Ismail Alexandrani and his detention on charges of “spreading false news”

26/09/2025

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn and reject the decision by the Supreme State Security Prosecution to detain researcher Ismail Alexandrani for 15 days pending […]

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Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law

24/09/2025

We the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code […]

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Mass Grave Uncovered in Egypt Implicates Egyptian Authorities in War Crimes

24/09/2025

New evidence reveals widespread extrajudicial executions of civilians (23 September – Geneva) As Egypt makes a bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents arbitrary dismissal of cleaning worker in Qalyubia and calls for her reinstatement and accountability for those responsible

22/09/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documented an appeal from Shaimaa Diab Mohamed, a cleaning worker at Standard Project Management Company, who had been assigned to […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents strike of Egyptalum workers over cuts to annual profit shares

22/09/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documented that around 4,000 workers at Egyptalum (Misr for Aluminum) in Nagaa Hammadi, Qena, went on strike in protest against […]

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Committee for Justice (CFJ) – weekly bulletin on developments in major human rights cases – Political Trials Calendar – cases 1 to 34 (September 13–18, 2025)

22/09/2025

As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal situation related to major human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) issues its […]

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Article 55 Alliance documents detention abuses in Egypt between 1 and 31 August 2025 

19/09/2025

The organizations of the Article 55 Alliance issued their monthly bulletin, highlighting key human rights, legal, and judicial developments in Egypt during August 2025, alongside […]

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Rights Organisations Demand an End to Increasing Violations Against Egyptian Baha’is

18/09/2025

Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organisations condemn the Egyptian government’s response to a letter from seven Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council […]

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Committee for Justice (CFJ) – weekly bulletin on developments in major human rights cases – Political trials calendar – (September 6–11, 2025) 

17/09/2025

As part of its continuous monitoring of the legal situation related to major human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) issues its […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents protest by El-Shamadan workers in Alexandria over low wages

11/09/2025

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documented that workers at El-Shamadan Food Industries in the Dekheila area of Alexandria organize a protest against low wages, tougher […]

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Vote Yes to Human Rights, Say No to Oppression: Electing the Egyptian government to the Human Rights Council will reward brutal repression and undermine the international human rights system.

11/09/2025

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member states to refrain from voting for Egypt in the upcoming elections to the United Nations […]

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