After the attack on activists and HRDs by the Badr 1 prison administration Security forces arrest Neama Hesham from her home in the today’s hours

17/04/2023

In a serious escalation to the violence against activists and HRDs held in Badr 1 prison, security forces this morning arrested Mrs. Neamatallah Hesham, wife […]

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Egypt: Stop torture in Minya prison

17/04/2023

The Committee for Justice has documented the torture of a detainee and mass violations of human rights at the Minya 1 penitentiary in southern Egypt, […]

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CFJ welcomes UN Human Rights Committee report on Egypt, calls for pressure to implement recommendations

12/04/2023

The Committee for Justice said that the report of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on reviewing Egypt and the extent to which it implemented […]

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Joint statement: Egypt turned new Badr prison into ‘human slaughterhouses’

11/04/2023

The undersigned organizations and campaigns express their deep concern over the leaked messages from inside the Badr Prison Complex. The letters reveal horrors committed against […]

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Egypt: Arbitrary detention and attempted deportation of Uyghur asylum-seekers condemned by rights organizations

05/04/2023

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government for its relentless campaign against immigrants and students from the Uyghur minority. Ongoing for years, the […]

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Egypt: CFJ’s assessment of the first year of the Human Rights Strategy

05/04/2023

A new working paper by the Committee for Justice analyzes the outcome of the first year of implementing the government-sponsored National Strategy for Human Rights […]

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Committee for Justice participates in a symposium on torture and impunity in Egypt

04/04/2023

On the sidelines of the 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council, CFJ director says Egypt denies torture at the UN not just domestically […]

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UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on Egypt, calls for the abolition of the death penalty

28/03/2023

Newz briefing Geneva: March 26, 2023   The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its findings on Egypt on 24 March after examining the State […]

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Joint Letter Calling on Secretary Blinken to Urge Egypt to Withdraw Its Upcoming NGO Registration Deadline

24/03/2023

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Upcoming registration deadline under Egypt’s 2019 NGO […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents death of two political detainees in Al-Abadia and Wadi el-Natrun prisons

21/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 19, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the death of two political detainees inside detention centers […]

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Egypt: CFJ denounces new death sentence in the ‘Helwan Brigades’ case

21/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 19, 2023   The Committee for Justice denounced the death sentence issued by the First Terrorism Circuit […]

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Egypt: CFJ to participate in 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council

21/03/2023

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 20, 2023   A group of human rights organizations concerned with Egyptian affairs, including […]

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Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison

20/03/2023

We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest concern regarding the egregious and collective violations of human rights taking place at Egypt’s Badr […]

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32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial

16/03/2023

16 March 2023 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s decision to refer Bissan Kassab, Rana Mamdouh, and Sarah Seif Eldin, three female […]

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Egypt: UN rights chief concerned about restrictions on civic space and arbitrary detention

13/03/2023

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 8, 2023   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, criticized […]

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