Human rights organizations demand the release of political activist and writer Ahmed Douma

03/12/2021

On December 3, 2021, Ahmed Douma, writer, political activist and one of the most prominent symbols of the January 2011 revolution, enters his eighth year […]

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UN condemns misuse of counter-terrorism measures in Egypt amid calls for release of 3 activists 

02/12/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: December 2, 2021   United Nations human rights experts called on Egypt to stop the misuse of counter-terrorism […]

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Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

26/11/2021

November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 CC: Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Yael […]

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‘We decided to close the investigation’

24/11/2021

‘We decided to close the investigation’: Mechanisms of complaint and reporting of human rights violations in Egypt in the first half of 2021 In Egypt, […]

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Joint Statement: The Biden Administration’s U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Was a Human Rights Failure

24/11/2021

[November 24, 2021] Secretary of State Antony Blinken CC: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Near East Yael Lempert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, […]

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UN experts denounce Egypt’s expulsion of asylum-seeking Eritrean family in violation of principle of non-refoulement 

21/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 21, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their grave concern about the forcible return […]

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Egypt: Rights groups condemn exceptional sentence given to Elelaimy, Moanes, Fouad, and others and urge president not to ratify it

17/11/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the shameful ruling issued today 17 November by the Emergency State Security Court, to five years in prison and […]

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UN Women’s Rights Committee issues its findings and recommendations on Egypt, South Sudan and Yemen 

16/11/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 16, 2021 The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued on […]

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Egypt: US Advocate’s Father Held Incommunicado

15/11/2021

Egyptian authorities have held Salah Soltan in incommunicado detention since June 2020, in conditions that amount to enforced disappearance and may amount to torture or other […]

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Egypt: Stop the farce trial of 10 Egyptian Nubians before the Saudi Specialized Criminal Court

11/11/2021

After the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia decided to postpone for two months the trial of ten Egyptian Nubians, who have been detained by […]

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Egypt: Rights groups condemn infringement of right to fair trial for Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohammed al-Baqer, and Mohammed Oxygen

10/11/2021

The undersigned organizations condemn the decision by the Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court on 8 November to adjourn proceedings in case no. 1228/2021/Emergency State Security […]

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UN experts urge Egypt not to extradite two Eritrean detainees    

09/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: November 9, 2021   United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns about the detention of two Eritrean citizens in Al-Qanater prison by Egyptian […]

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UN condemns arbitrary detention of Egyptian citizens and prolonged detention of human rights defenders 

02/11/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 2, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns about the continued arbitrary […]

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Egypt: UN panel criticizes restrictive measures and laws faced by women’s rights defenders  

01/11/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 1, 2021 Members of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against […]

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Egypt: New Wadi al-Natrun prison an attempt to beautify, not reverse violations 

01/11/2021

Egypt’s launch of the new Wadi al-Natrun prison and its promotion of it to foreign and local observers is part of the state’s propaganda to […]

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