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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Egypt: CFJ documents fifth death in custody in 2023

13/03/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 8, 2023   The Committee for Justice has documented the fifth death case in 2023 of a […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents fourth death in custody in 2023

09/03/2023

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 […]

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Egypt: Rights groups reject unjust verdicts against ECRF, demand an end to targeting civil society

08/03/2023

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. […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns sexual harassment of a female political detainee

06/03/2023

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 […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in first two months of 2023

06/03/2023

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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Egypt: Release Prison Population Figures

28/02/2023

(Beirut, February 28, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should increase transparency by making essential figures about the country’s detainee population public, nine organizations said today. […]

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CFJ takes part in Egypt review before UN Human Rights Committee

27/02/2023

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 27, 2023 The UN Human Rights Committee is currently reviewing Egypt’s progress in implementing its obligations as […]

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