Egypt: CFJ condemns continued solitary confinement of lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed el-Baqer for over two months

12/06/2023

News briefing  By: Committee for Justice Geneva, June 9, 2023 The wife of Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender, Mrs. Neama Hisham, has reported his continued […]

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Egypt: Detainees in Abu Zaabal Prison to hold general strike due to overcrowding and human rights abuses

09/06/2023

A leaked letter from detainees at the Abu Zaabal prison, situated approximately 30 km northeast of Cairo, has brought to light severe violations committed against […]

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CFJ condemns the death sentences issued in the Minya Cell case, calls for a retrial

09/06/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: 7 June 2023   The First Circuit of the Terrorism Court, presided over by Counselor Muhammad Al-Saeed Al-Sherbiny, alongside Counselors […]

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Egypt: Health condition of detained journalist Ahmed Subai’ deteriorates

08/06/2023

Press release Edited: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 6, 2023     The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deterioration of the health condition of […]

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Egypt: Forcibly disappeared activist appears before Prosecution, detained pending a new case

07/06/2023

Press release  Written by: The Committee for Justice  Geneva: June 6, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented the appearance of Moaz Al-Sharqawi, the […]

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Egypt: Former MP becomes fourth death documented by CFJ in May

01/06/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented a new death case in detention centers in Egypt, involving a former member of the Egyptian Shura Council […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in May

24/05/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented the 12th death case in 2023, the third […]

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Egypt: One year after the reactivation of the Presidential Pardon Committee in, the issue of political prisoners remains unresolved

24/05/2023

The political prisoners crisis in Egypt has witnessed little progress one year after the activation of the Presidential Pardon Committee in April 2022, the Committee […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in one day, calls for investigation

19/05/2023

Press Release Written by: CFJ Geneva: May 16, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of death among political detainees inside detention […]

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Egypt in 2022: CFJ documented 7283 violations in detention centers

19/05/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated in its annual report for 2022 that it was a year filled with contradictions by the political authority in […]

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Egypt: 1526 citizens on terrorism lists for an additional five years further evidences justice system’s deterioration

18/05/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 10th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 1526 Egyptians on terrorism lists for […]

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Egypt: Moaz al-Sharqawi abducted and forcibly disappeared in broad daylight

17/05/2023

On Thursday, 11 May 2023, a security force abducted Moaz al-Sharqawi from his home in the Mokattam neighborhood of Cairo during daytime hours. His location […]

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Egypt adds human rights defenders to new terrorism lists after launch of ‘national dialogue’

17/05/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 13th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 81 Egyptians on terrorism lists for […]

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Egypt: Detained Academic At Risk of Death.. Salah Soltan Should be Immediately Released, Offered Treatment

03/05/2023

(Beirut, May 3, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should immediately release Salah Soltan, the arbitrarily detained father of a prominent US human rights defender, 51 […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns assault on detained activists, calls for probe into Badr prison abuses

19/04/2023

The Committee for Justice has documented that human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, and activists Mohamed Oxygen and Ahmed Douma, were attacked by security forces inside […]

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