Egypt: CFJ monitors deaths of two criminal detainees in Kafr El-Dawwar Police Station due to torture and poor conditions

25/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 25, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the deaths of two pre-trial detainees in Kafr El-Dawwar Police […]

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Egypt: New Death of Political Detainee in Badr 1 Prison Sparks Calls for Investigation

25/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 25, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a new death of a political detainee in Badr 1 […]

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Egypt: CFJ hosts side event on torture in Egypt & erasure of survivors in European-Egyptian partnership agreement at the 56th session of the human rights council

24/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 23, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) will host a side event during the 56th regular session of the […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes hunger strike by political detainees in “Badr 1” prison, condemns arbitrary measures, and calls for their cessation

13/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 13, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has observed a new crackdown by the administration of “Badr 1” Prison, […]

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Joint NGO letter on the EU’s macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights

13/06/2024

We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, urge the European Commission and member states to uphold international and EU law to ensure […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors 3 deaths in detention centers due to inhumane conditions

12/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 12, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored three deaths in Egyptian detention centers, one involving a political […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors security forces’ raid on human rights activist Mohamed Sobhi’s home, calls for end to targeting activists

11/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 11, 2024   CFJ has monitored the ordeal of Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed Sobhi, executive director of […]

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Egypt: Visitation ban on human rights lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim renewed; CFJ calls for compliance with international and Egyptian law

11/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 11, 2024   The administration of Al-Ashir Men Ramadan Women’s Prison in Sharqia, Egypt, has once again barred visits to […]

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Egypt: UN experts call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers  

11/06/2024

The undersigned organizations support the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May 2024, addressing the Egyptian government in regards to the ongoing […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with “Al-Wafd” journalists’ sit-in, calls for formal employment contracts with them

10/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 8, 2024   A group of 21 young journalists, part of the 2023 hiring cohort at Egypt’s Al-Wafd party newspaper, […]

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Egypt: United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child adopts key points from CFJ report on child rights

06/06/2024

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has adopted several key recommendations from CFJ’s report on the state of child rights […]

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Joint Statement: Italy Must Review its Decision to Classify Egypt as a “Safe Country of Origin” 

05/06/2024

41 civil society organizations express their deep concern for Italy’s decision to classify the Arab Republic of Egypt as a “safe country of origin”, under […]

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

31/05/2024

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

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Egypt: CFJ calls for the release of journalist Medhat Ramadan after four years of unlawful pretrial detention

29/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 29, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that journalist Medhat Ramadan has been held in pretrial detention […]

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Egypt: CFJ stands in solidarity with female activists following assault complaint during protest at UN Women’s Office in Cairo

29/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 29, 2024   A group of female activists and human rights defenders in Egypt have filed a complaint with the […]

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