Egypt: CFJ rejects arrest and disappearance of labor activist Shadi Mohamed, demands clarity on his fate and immediate release

03/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 1, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned the Egyptian security forces for arresting labor activist Shadi Mohamed […]

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Egypt: CFJ Denounces Security Interference with Giza Water Company Employees Following Protest

02/05/2024

Press release Geneva – April 29, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned recent interventions by security forces against employees of the Giza […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with activist and blogger “Oxygen” in his hunger strike and calls on authorities to respond to his demands

02/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 1, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the announcement by Egyptian blogger and activist, Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed […]

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Egypt: Nine incidents of strike action and 11 workers deaths in January and February, says CFJ

01/05/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) issued its Labor Justice bulletin for January and February 2024, in which it monitored the political and economic developments in […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns the arrest of labor activist Ahmed Abdel Fattah and terrorism charges against him

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 28, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of Ahmed Abdel Fattah Yahya, an assistant secretary-general […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects final death sentences in “Specific Committees in Monufia” case, calls for retrial

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 28, 2024   The Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld the death sentences of two defendants and commuted the sentences of […]

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Egypt: 2,000 days of arbitrary detention for human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim    

29/04/2024

The undersigned human rights organizations and the FreeHoda Campaign condemn the prolonged arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim for more than […]

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Egypt: CFJ presents report on children’s rights ahead of 96th session of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

29/04/2024

Egyptian authorities have failed to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Committee for Justice said Wednesday. Children in Egypt are […]

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Egypt: CFJ report sheds light on crackdown on labour protests in 2023

29/04/2024

The Committee for Justice has issued its first qualitative report as part of the Labor Justice project, titled “Security Intervention in Labor Protests”. The report […]

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Egypt: On World Day for Safety and Health, CFJ demands implementation of ILO and national laws to enhance workplace safety

29/04/2024

Egyptian workers face numerous challenges related to occupational health and safety, especially in high-risk industries, such as construction and electrical industries, in addition to the […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors employees at Aswan Water Company holding a protest for fair employment contracts

25/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 21, 2024   Employees at the Aswan Water and Sanitation Company organized a protest on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, demanding […]

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Egypt: Arrest of 17 Activists in front of UN Women’s Headquarters Protest

24/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 24, 2024   Egyptian security forces detained 17 activists on Tuesday afternoon outside the United Nations Women’s Headquarters in Cairo. […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports 14th death in detention facilities in Egypt during 2024 of a political detainee in Badr Prison Complex

22/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 21, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported the 14th death inside detention centers and prisons in Egypt […]

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Egypt: CFJ highlights renewal of labor activist Sameh Zakaria’s detention despite deteriorating health

18/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 16, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has observed the renewal of detention for Egyptian labor rights defender and […]

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Egypt: CFJ reports political detainee’s hunger strike in Sharqia due to violations and torture

16/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 15, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the continued hunger strike of Egyptian citizen Ahmed Mohamed Abdel […]

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