Egypt: CFJ research finds hundreds arbitrarily detained since President Sisi launched pardon committee

15/09/2022

Press release, Committee for Justice Geneva: August 16, 2022 Since the launch of the national dialogue initiative sponsored by President Abdelfattah el-Sisi in April and […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about disappearance and trial of a Yemeni citizen, amid fears of his deportation to his country

01/09/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 1, 2022 UN experts have expressed their deep concerns about the arbitrary detention, enforced […]

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Egypt: Death of political detainee after inhumane detention conditions

18/08/2022

Edited and translated by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 18, 2022 On Thursday, August 18, 2022, the Committee for Justice documented the death of Imad […]

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After CFJ campaign, French citizen appears in Egypt after one year of mysterious disappearance

17/08/2022

The French citizen, Yann Bourdon, who had gone missing for nearly a year in Cairo, Egypt, reappeared on 9 August and returned to his home […]

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Egypt: Military court sentences five people to death

08/08/2022

The military court in eastern Cairo on Wednesday sentenced five people to death in connection with Case No. 1 of 2021, known in the media […]

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Egypt: UN calls for an end to violations against detained human rights lawyer Youssef Mansour

08/08/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 8, 2022 United Nations human rights experts affirm that the arrest, enforced disappearance and […]

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Egypt: Human rights organizations condemn authorities for targeting journalists, bloggers, and online content creators, and demand immediate release of those detained

01/08/2022

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities for the continued imprisonment of journalists, bloggers, online content creators, and others under Case no. 440 […]

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28 Civil society organizations condemn the continued blocking of Al-Manassa website and call on the Egyptian authorities to lift the blocking of dozens of news websites

01/08/2022

1 August 2022 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the blocking by the Egyptian authorities of three links to access the Al-Manassa website within approximately […]

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Egypt: Public Prosecution called on to investigate the torture, medical negligence and assault of Douma and Santawy in Tora Prison

27/07/2022

Joint Statement The torture and assault of political activist Ahmed Douma, and the medical negligence and assault of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy is condemned by […]

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CFJ: President Biden should acknowledge UN resolutions issued for detainees in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

27/07/2022

Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 21 July 2022 Yasmine Omar, the United Nations and Regional Manager at the Committee for Justice, stressed […]

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Egypt: CFJ calls for transparent probe into disappearance of French national

22/07/2022

The Committee for Justice calls for transparency in Egypt’s investigations into the disappearance of French national Yann Bourdon, who has been missing in Egypt for […]

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Egypt: Political prisoner dies in prison in Alexandria due to poor detention conditions

20/07/2022

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 19 July 2022 The Committee for Justice on Tuesday documented the death of a political […]

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The case of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

14/07/2022

Felony/Misdemeanor number Case No. 1228 of 2021, Emergency State Security Misdemeanour, Fifth Settlement Case registration number Case No. 1365 of 2019 Supreme State Security The […]

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21 CSOs urge German Ministers to raise human rights and release of prisoners with Egypt’s Sisi ahead of COP27

14/07/2022

Dear Foreign Affairs Minister Baerbock and State Minister and Special Envoy Morgan, Ahead of the 18-19 July 2022 Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which you will co-chair […]

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COP27: 36 NGOS URGE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES TO END CRACKDOWN ON CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND PEACEFUL PROTESTS

13/07/2022

36 organizations urge Egyptian authorities to end the crackdown on civil society organizations and peaceful protests for a successful COP27 Egypt:  Statements on COP27 Imply […]

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