Egypt: CFJ observes protest by employees dismissed due to drug testing law, calls for suspension and review of law

29/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 28, 2024   Former employees in Egypt, dismissed under drug testing regulations, staged a protest on Sunday, May 18, 2024, […]

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Egypt: Tantawi Arrested in Court to Serve a Prison Sentence for Challenging President Sisi in 2023 Elections

29/05/2024

On 27 May, an Egyptian Court of Appeals upheld a February 2024 sentence issued by the Matareya Misdemeanors Court against Ahmed al-Tantawi and 22 of […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects verdicts against El-Tantawi and campaign members, calls for retrial

28/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 28, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of political activist and former presidential candidate Ahmed […]

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Egypt: UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances publishes CFJ study about elections and enforced disappearances

26/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024   The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has published a study submitted by the “Committee […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects termination of Minya Water Company employees’ contracts, calls for reinstatement and positive dialogue

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The administration of Minya Water Company recently terminated the contracts of five employees who participated in a […]

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Egypt: CFJ supports Asyut Water Company employees in their protest for permanent employment and minimum wage

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The protests of commission-based collection officers and meter readers at subsidiary water companies under the Egyptian Holding […]

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Egypt: authorities fail to address key points raised by CFJ in report to UN Child Rights Committee

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   During the 96th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Egyptian authorities failed […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors new death of political detainee in Al-Sharqiya’s 10th of Ramadan prison

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the 19th death in Egyptian detention facilities this year. The […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes investigation of “Zat Masr” editor-in-chief amid calls to uphold press freedom

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that the East Cairo Public Prosecution is investigating Salah El-Din […]

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Egypt: Political Prisoner Dies in Minya Prison Due to Medical Negligence

20/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 19, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a new death of a political detainee in Egypt due […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors severe violations against political detainees in Minya Prison, calls for accountability

16/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 15, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored a leaked message from political detainees in the high-security Minya […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents violations against political activist Mohamed Adel inside his prison cell and deliberate medical neglect

14/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 13, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored sudden violations by the administration of the heavily guarded Gamasa […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors two deaths within less than 24 hours in detention facilities due to deliberate medical neglect

13/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 12, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored teams have identified two cases of political detainees who died […]

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Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents detention violations in March 2024

08/05/2024

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

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Egypt: Immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist Mohamed Adel

08/05/2024

Joint Statement   The 80 undersigned human rights organizations reiterate their call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent political activist and […]

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