Egypt: UN raises concerns over sentences of human rights defenders and their listing on terrorism lists

18/08/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 13, 2023   United Nations human rights experts have responded to the judgments handed down by Egyptian […]

Read More

Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents 19 violations in July against detainees in prisons and detention centers

18/08/2023

The member organizations of the Article 55 Coalition have issued a bulletin on the violations documented in prisons and detention centers in Egypt, during the […]

Read More

First Zaiton Cell

16/08/2023

.

Read More

Egypt: CFJ documents death of citizen due to torture at Dar Al-Salam police station in Cairo  

15/08/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 8, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) documented a new death case due to […]

Read More

CFJ welcomes release of lawyer Youssef Al-Mansour; calls for end to repression of rights defenders in Egypt

14/08/2023

Press Release By: The Committee for Justice (CFJ) Geneva: August 7, 2023   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomed the decision to release 33 defendants […]

Read More

Egypt: Citizen’s death from torture in Nabaruh Police Station raises concerns

14/08/2023

Press Release By: CFJ Geneva: August 6, 2023   CFJ reported a new death inside a detention center in Egypt of citizen Mahmoud Abdel Jawad, […]

Read More

Egypt: Article 55 Coalition condemns killing of Egyptian citizen at Cairo’s Dar Al-Salam police station; urges Penal Code review to criminalize torture

14/08/2023

The Article 55 Coalition was formed to protect the dignity and humanity of the Egyptian citizens in detention centers, rehabilitation centers, and prisons. This reflects […]

Read More

Egypt after the Rabaa Massacre: Ten years of repression, collective punishment, and impunity

14/08/2023

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, 26 organizations express their condolences to the families who lost loved ones peacefully opposing the […]

Read More

Wilayat Ismailia’ (Islamic State – Ismailia Province)

12/08/2023

Felony/Misdemeanor number No 6482 / year 2022/ Criminal/ El Shorouk Name of the case in the media: Wilayat Ismailia’ (Islamic State – Ismailia Province) Timeline […]

Read More

Egypt: UN Working Group issues opinion on the disappearance of two citizens based on CFJ complaint

03/08/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated that repeated arrests through the practice of “rotation” or “recycling of charges” are a systematic approach in Egypt. Under […]

Read More

Al-Manassa events

30/07/2023

Case number Case No.9/year 2021/Criminal/Total/ New Cairo Felony/Misdemeanor number No. 72 of / year 2021 / Criminal / Emergency State Security, Second, Nasr City Case […]

Read More

Joint Letter – Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations

28/07/2023

The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Mr. Jake Sullivan Assistant to the President for National Security […]

Read More

Egypt: CFJ condemns sentence of researcher and human rights defender Patrick Zaki to 3 years in prison

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Egypt’s State Security Emergency Court issued a sentence of three years […]

Read More

Egypt: prison visit ban reimposed on lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim amid health concerns

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The administration of the Tenth of Ramadan Prison for Women in Sharqia, Egypt, has re-banned prison visit […]

Read More

Egypt: Cairo Terrorism Court renews detention of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally despite repeated calls for his release

25/07/2023

Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   The Cairo Terrorism Criminal Court has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer and coordinator of […]

Read More