Day 1 of COP27: Human rights situation during climate summit
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), has kicked off in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh. It is held from 6 to 18 November 2022, amid […]
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Egypt acquits father of exiled human rights activist of ‘joining terrorist group’
Press release Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 6, 2022 The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, expresses her […]
UN experts: Egyptian lawyer harassed and intimidated over his work defending a high-profile case
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 6, 2022 UN experts affirmed their rejection of harassment and interference in the work […]
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Egypt: Belgian environment minister won’t participate in Cop27 over human rights
The Belgian politician and Flemish environment minister, Zohal Demir, has announced her intention not to physically attend the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27), which will […]
CFJ issues third Human Rights Defenders Watch bulletin
The Committee for Justice has issued the third quarterly bulletin of the Human Rights Defenders Watch project. HRD Watch aims to support those who are […]
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Cop27: Greta Thunberg calls on Egypt’s President Sisi to release political prisoners
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 21, 2022 The prominent Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, has called on Egyptian authorities […]
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Joint letter to US President Biden ahead of his planned visit to Egypt for COP27
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, […]
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Egypt: COP27 participants urged to recognize Sinai population’s environmental and human rights
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is scheduled to be held in the southern Sinai city of Sharm el-Sheikh next month, in November. […]
Based on a complaint from CFJ, UN group says detention of four Egyptians ‘arbitrary’
Communicating with various United Nations mechanisms is a strategic goal for the Committee for Justice (CFJ) to lift injustice against victims of human rights abuses […]
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Joint statement: End arbitrary detention and forcible deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers
The undersigned organizations condemn the arbitrary detention of Eritrean asylum-seekers in Egypt and call upon the Egyptian government to abide by international and regional treaties […]
The second quarterly report 2022 within the ” Detention Watch Project” in Egypt
By the second quarter of 2022, Egyptian security services and their legislative and judicial arms continued to blatantly violate the rights of citizens, amid a […]
‘There is no environmental justice without a free civic space’: Yasmin Omar on the destruction of green space in Egypt and COP27
Amelia Smith At last year’s Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, campaigners stormed the streets in their thousands, some smearing blood over themselves, others taking off […]
Life after prison in Egypt: Integration or permanent alienation
Physical and psychological torture in Egyptian prisons has lasting effects on survivors, who struggle to reintegrate into their own societies after their release, a new […]
Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests
Thursday, September 29, 2022 marks three years since Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were arrested […]
Egypt: UN concerned about the results of investigations into the killing of economist Ayman Hadhoud, calls for new probe
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 29, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern about the allegations of […]
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