Sudan War: Protect Refugees and IDPs including Women and WHRDs
On June 8th, 2023 the Sudanese Ministry of transportation announced that all Sudanese nationals including women and children are required to obtain visas to cross […]
Egypt
CFJ obtains ECOSOC consultative status
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has been granted consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) upon the recommendation of the Non-Governmental […]
Egypt: CFJ documents 15th death in custody in 2023
News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: June 15, 2023 The Committee for Justice’s monitoring team has reported a new death case of a detainee inside […]
Egypt: family of detained human rights defender Hoda Abdel Moneim reports her transfer to 10th of Ramadan prison amid ongoing prison visitation ban
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 15, 2023 Human rights lawyer, Khaled Badawy, the husband of the human rights defender, lawyer, and […]
Egypt: Family of detained human rights defender Hoda Abdel Moneim say she has been denied visits for 3 months
Press release By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: June 13, 2023 The family of the human rights defender, lawyer, and former member of the National […]
Egypt: Rights groups call for downgrading the National Council for Human Rights for its failure to perform its human rights role
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights is preparing to submit its official report to the Accreditation Subcommittee of the Global Alliance of National Human […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns continued solitary confinement of lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed el-Baqer for over two months
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 […]
Egypt: Detainees in Abu Zaabal Prison to hold general strike due to overcrowding and human rights abuses
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 […]
CFJ condemns the death sentences issued in the Minya Cell case, calls for a retrial
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 […]
Egypt: Health condition of detained journalist Ahmed Subai’ deteriorates
Press release Edited: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 6, 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the deterioration of the health condition of […]
Egypt: Forcibly disappeared activist appears before Prosecution, detained pending a new case
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 […]
Egypt: Former MP becomes fourth death documented by CFJ in May
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents third death in custody in May
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the 12th death case in 2023, the third […]
Egypt: One year after the reactivation of the Presidential Pardon Committee in, the issue of political prisoners remains unresolved
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 […]
Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in one day, calls for investigation
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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