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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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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