Egypt: CFJ reports severe abuses including sexual harassment against female detainees at Zagazig Police Station

17/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 16, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored egregious human rights violations against female detainees at the Zagazig Police […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports six deaths inside Zagazig Police Station due to overcrowding and horrific detention conditions

17/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 16, 2024 The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored six deaths of detainees inside the Zagazig Police Station in Egypt’s […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors sixth recycled detention of labor leader Maher Hezima

16/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 15, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the reappearance of labor leader Maher Ahmed Hezima, a former member […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports detention of 70 citizens following state security prosecution investigation over July 12 protests

16/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 15, 2024 Over the past three days, the monitoring teams of the Committee for Justice (CFJ) have documented the investigation […]

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Committee for Justice and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submit Report to UN Universal Periodic Review

15/07/2024

Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, United States [July 15, 2024] – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) have jointly submitted […]

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Egypt: CFJ Secures two opinions from UN working group regarding cases of Moaaz El-Sharqaoui and Mohamed Mubarak

12/07/2024

The ongoing communication by the Committee for Justice (CFJ) with UN mechanisms, aimed at addressing injustices against victims of violations in Egypt and other covered […]

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Egypt: “Scorching Summer” in prisons amid power outages, CFJ warns of potentially “catastrophic” crisis as deaths rise

12/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 9, 2024 Egypt is currently grappling with a persistent power outage crisis that has impacted all sectors of society. The […]

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Egypt: CFJ records 27th death in prisons during 2024 of political detainee at Wadi El-Natrun prison

12/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 9, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of another political detainee, Abdullah Eid Salem Hamdan El-Ahyawi, […]

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Egypt: Rights groups renew call to downgrade National Council for Human Rights for lack of independence

11/07/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ), MENA Rights Group and the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) submitted an evaluation report to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns ‘Revolutionary Guards’ mass executions, calls for judicial reform

11/07/2024

The First Circuit of the Criminal Court, convened at the Badr Court Complex, led by Judge Mohamed El-Said El-Sherbiny, with judges Gharib Mohamed Metwally, Mahmoud […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition issues latest bulletin on detention conditions for May 2024

10/07/2024

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

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Egypt: CFJ documents violations against activists in its first quarterly bulletin of 2024 for Justice for HRDs Project

10/07/2024

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: Public Transport Authority dismisses five workers for alleged poor performance without due process

05/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 3, 2024   The Public Transport Authority in Egypt has issued an administrative decision to dismiss five workers on the […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes Gas Plant workers’ strike in Minya for higher wages, urges meeting their demands

04/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 30, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored that workers at a gas plant in the village of […]

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Egypt: Strike by “Arab Contractors” workers on Monorail project over wage disparities and calls for equality and transparency

04/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 30, 2024   Workers on the “Monorail – Suspended Electric Train” project in New Cairo, employed by the Arab Contractors […]

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