Egypt: CFJ condemns arrest of activist Yehia Abdel Hadi over article, demands immediate release

01/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 1, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned the arrest of activist Yehia Hussein Abdel Hadi by Egyptian security […]

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CFJ submits report on labor’s rights for 4th Egypt UPR

31/07/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has reported that recent political and economic developments in Egypt, including rising prices for services such as electricity, transportation, property […]

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Sudan: Humanitarian activist Ismail Tiben killed in Al-Fashir; CFJ demands investigation and end to civilian targeting

29/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 29, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the death of humanitarian activist Ismail Tiben in the Al-Fashir region […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns detention and disappearance of Sudanese refugee, calls for halt to forced repatriation

24/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 23, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned the detention and enforced disappearance of Sudanese refugee Osman Hussein Yacoub, […]

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Egypt: BBC correspondent released after detention and interrogation, cartoonist for ‘Al-Manassa’ website detained

23/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 22, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that Egyptian security forces, affiliated with the National Security Agency, have […]

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Egypt: Journalist Khaled Mamdouh detained and forcibly disappeared, CFJ demands his immediate release

22/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 21, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that Egyptian security forces raided the home of journalist Khaled Mamdouh […]

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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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