Trial Watch Project
Trial Watch Project One of the most important projects of the Committee for Justice is the analysis of violations of fair trial rules. The project, […]
Egypt
Egypt: New wave of executions against 7 defendants in political cases
The international silence on human rights violations in Egypt, especially the right to life, made the authorities there continue to carry out mass death sentences […]
Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free them all
Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, […]
Egypt: Government must immediately close Case 173 and end assault on human rights organizations and defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s failure to close Case no. 173 of 2011, commonly known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, […]
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UN issues statement on detained Al Jazeera journalists after CFJ communication
As part of its continuous success in bringing the voices of the oppressed to UN mechanisms in order to work for their redress and lift […]
Al-Sisi’s Visit to Brussels: No Red Carpet for Human Rights Violations
As EU officials prepare to welcome African heads of state for the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17-18 February, 2022, 6 NGOs call on EU […]
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Civil Society Organizations Call on the European Union to Withdraw its Joint Candidacy with Egypt to Chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum
In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled […]
Conviction without trial
Egypt: ‘Conviction without trial’, 2021 yearly report by CFJ on Egypt’s ‘terror lists’ In CFJ’s latest report prepared by the Trial Watch team, and entitled […]
Joint statement: Participation of UN Secretary-General in Youth Forum provided cover for el-Sisi regime
Egypt’s World Youth Forum, held on 10-13 January 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh “under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”, stands in stark contrast with […]
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Biden Administration’s Decision to Reprogram Military Aid to Egypt Is Necessary but Insufficient
Following the January 30 deadline, the Biden administration decided that it will reprogram $130 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) originally […]
Egypt: After CFJ complaint, UN takes action regarding the detention of 4 human rights defenders
The Committee for Justice said that the issuance of a UN memorandum by a group of United Nations human rights experts regarding the continued detention […]
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Egypt: On the 11th anniversary of the revolution, leaked video proves torture is systematic
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the ongoing torture epidemic perpetrated by the security agencies in Egypt, following leaked videos of detainees being tortured in […]
Egypt: Quash verdicts and stop unjust trials by emergency courts
We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, […]
Following a complaint by CFJ, UN experts condemn continued detention of a member of Quranist minority in Egypt
News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 20 2022 UN experts condemned the arrest, enforced disappearance and continued detention of a member of […]
Egypt: UN concerned about life-threatening health condition of former presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 13, 2022 UN experts have expressed their deep concern about the the life-threatening health condition of former Egyptian presidential candidate, Dr. Abdel […]
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