Committee for Justice announces the launching of ‘Justice Watch Archive’
Media statement Geneva- Wednesday 3 June 2020 Committee for Justice announces the launching of ‘Justice Watch Archive’ to enable human rights actors in Egypt and […]
Egypt
“Corona Meter” A new platform by ‘Committee for Justice’ to follow up with the spread of Covid-19 pandemic inside prisons and Egyptian places of detention.
‘Corona Meter’ is a new platform that works on disseminating data and information obtained by CFJ by merits of its work on monitoring detention centers […]
The death of the first detainee suspected of being infected with the Corona virus in Hahya Police station
Committee for Justice calls upon the Egyptian Interior and Health ministries to reveal the truth about infections, and suspected infections, with COVID-19 inside a number […]
Human rights organizations hold ministry of interior and the prosecution responsible for the death of director Shady Habash in detention
He won’t be the last with the persistence of medical neglect in prisons The public prosecutor must immediately release prisoners who have been held in […]
Egypt: At the risk of public health, prisoners of conscience continue to be added to Egypt’s overcrowded prisons
Joint Statement Amid widespread calls to reduce the country’s prison population in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian government has instead embarked on […]
Amendments to Emergency Law exploit Covid-19 to undermine judicial independence | Egypt
9 May 2020 Update* The below statement has been amended on May 10, 2020, to reflect the final version of the law after its publication […]
Death no. 1005: Shady Habash
Shady Habash, a young Egyptian filmmaker held in pretrial detention for more than two years, has died in the Tora maximum security prison complex. Shady never […]
Egypt: Illegally imprisoned without trial, Shady Habash’s death underscores the urgency of releasing pretrial detainees
Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations reiterate our demand for the immediate release of persons held in pretrial detention, especially prisoners of conscience. 24- year-old […]
Egypt: Free expression regarded by government as a greater threat to public safety than murder or violence
Presidential pardons and conditional releases Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the exclusion of prisoners of conscience from the April 14th pardon issued […]
“Slow Death”Violations in Egyptian places of Detention annual report 2019
Geneve, April 6th, 2020 Few days before the Egyptian authorities had announced the emergence of several COVID -19 cases in different locations across the country, […]
Egypt: Overcrowded prisons will become epicenters of coronavirus outbreak unless some detainees immediately released
Joint Statement The signatory human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s reckless refusal to release select groups of detainees for the sake of curbing the […]
Egypt: Prison sentence against human rights defender Zyad Elelaimy represents politically-motivated vengeance
Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations denounce the one-year prison sentence of human rights lawyer Zyad Elelaimy and demand his unconditional release and the dropping […]
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW CONCLUDES WITHOUT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT FROM EGYPT
Human rights organisations regret Egypt’s lack of constructive engagement during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and denounce Egypt’s reprisals against NGOs and human right defenders […]
Detention Watch “Violations in Egyptian Places of Detention” Bimonthly report January -February 2020
Following CFJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against individuals who are under the custody of law enforcement officers and security agencies in the […]
Stop The Death Penalty
The Egyptian authorities should abide by the International Human Rights Guarantees while countering terrorism Committee for Justice received the news of the mass death sentencing […]
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