CFJ issues Q2 2024 bulletin highlighting continued violations against human rights defenders in Egypt  

27/08/2024

The Committee for Justice has released its quarterly bulletin as part of its Justice for Human Rights Defenders project, monitoring violations against human rights defenders […]

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Egypt: Reforming arbitrary pretrial detention requires political will over legal formalities

26/08/2024

The recent initiatives undertaken by the Egyptian authorities to amend the maximum duration of pretrial detention are futile if not coupled with measures to end […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects referral of human rights lawyer Walid Selim for trial in a new case after 6 years of pretrial detention

26/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 20, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that on Tuesday, July 30th, Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors renewed visit ban on human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem and demands authorities to respect laws and regulations

23/08/2024

Press release   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that the visit ban has been reinstated for human rights lawyer and activist Hoda Abdelmonem, […]

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Human Rights Organizations’ Report to the UN Universal Periodic Review.. Egypt: Whitewashing Campaigns Fail to Conceal Human Rights Crisis

22/08/2024

Ten Egyptian human rights organizations submitted a joint report on the human rights situation in Egypt, in preparation for the fourth session of the Universal […]

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Egypt: Protest by Workers of Al-Nasr Spinning and Weaving Company “Shourbagy” After Their Demands Were Ignored

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 18, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that workers at the Al-Nasr Spinning and Weaving and Knitting […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents flagrant detention violations in July 2024    

22/08/2024

The Article 55 coalition has released its monthly bulletin for July 2024, in which it documented the latest updates on the human rights, political, and […]

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Egypt: Political detainee dies in Borg El Arab Prison Hospital following health deterioration due to deliberate medical neglect

21/08/2024

Press release   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of political detainee Hassan Ibrahim Ghamry, a former employee of the Ministry of […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with Assiut sanitation workers’ strike for job security and minimum wage

20/08/2024

Press release The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported that sanitation workers in the Dairut district of Assiut, located in southern Egypt, announced a strike […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with “Ceramic Venezia” workers on strike for minimum wage implementation

19/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 13, 2024   Workers at the “Ceramic Venezia” factory in the city of 6th of October, Egypt, went on strike […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns continued detention of human rights lawyer Nabil Abu Sheikha beyond legal limits, calls for his immediate release

16/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 11, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has criticized the ongoing detention of lawyer and human rights defender Nabil […]

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Egypt: CFJ supports demands of Al-Nasr Textile Workers, urges company management to address them

16/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 10, 2024   Workers at Al-Nasr Spinning and Weaving Company (Shourbagy), a subsidiary of the Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning, […]

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Egypt: Legal challenge filed against Interior Ministry’s travel ban on researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy

15/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 10, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored that the “Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression” has […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors Protest by nursing and health institute graduates over license delays

15/08/2024

 Press release Geneva – August 9, 2024   Dozens of graduates from nursing and health technical institutes held a protest on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice issues Labor Justice Bulletin for May and June 2024  

13/08/2024

The Committee for Justice has issued its Labor Justice Bulletin for the period (May and June 2024), which tracks political and economic developments in Egypt […]

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