Egypt: CFJ’s assessment of the first year of the Human Rights Strategy
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
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 […]
UN Human Rights Committee issues findings on Egypt, calls for the abolition of the death penalty
Newz briefing Geneva: March 26, 2023 The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its findings on Egypt on 24 March after examining the State […]
Joint Letter Calling on Secretary Blinken to Urge Egypt to Withdraw Its Upcoming NGO Registration Deadline
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents death of two political detainees in Al-Abadia and Wadi el-Natrun prisons
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ denounces new death sentence in the ‘Helwan Brigades’ case
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 19, 2023 The Committee for Justice denounced the death sentence issued by the First Terrorism Circuit […]
Egypt: CFJ to participate in 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 20, 2023 A group of human rights organizations concerned with Egyptian affairs, including […]
Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison
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 […]
32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial
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 […]
Egypt: UN rights chief concerned about restrictions on civic space and arbitrary detention
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 8, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, criticized […]
Egypt: CFJ documents fifth death in custody in 2023
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 8, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the fifth death case in 2023 of a […]
Egypt: CFJ documents fourth death in custody in 2023
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 7, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the fourth death case in 2023, of a political […]
Egypt: Rights groups reject unjust verdicts against ECRF, demand an end to targeting civil society
We, the undersigned Egyptian rights groups, reject the unjust verdicts handed to 31 people on Sunday, including prison sentences against human rights defenders and lawyers. […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns sexual harassment of a female political detainee
Press release Geneva: February 26, 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the sexual harassment of Egyptian political prisoner Aya Kamal El-Din Hussein by a […]
Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in first two months of 2023
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 27, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented a new death inside a detention center in Egypt, […]
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