The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms: Two years of arrest and repression 

02/12/2020

Press release By: Committee for Justice  Geneva: December 2, 2020 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said on Wednesday that two years after authorities in Egypt […]

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UN concerned about harsh detention conditions of Alaa Abdel Fattah in Egypt and Tiktok women influencers

01/12/2020

News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 1 December 2020 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their grave concern over the harsh detention conditions […]

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Egypt: Open letter to President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris

30/11/2020

The undersigned Egyptian civil society organizations extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on your victory in the 2020 United States […]

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UN experts call for release of Egyptian human rights defenders jailed after meeting diplomats

27/11/2020

News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arbitrary arrest of three […]

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On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian women suffer increased repression

25/11/2020

Press Release Geneve: 25 November 2020 As the world celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian authorities are inflicting various forms […]

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UN High Commissioner Spokesperson: The arrest of three human rights defenders in Egypt is a “very worrying development”

24/11/2020

Press release:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice, Geneva, November 20, 2020 The Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, said […]

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Three scenarios: Repression by Egypt’s Sisi in the wake of Joe Biden’s elections

24/11/2020

In the 2020 US elections, American citizens have not only chosen their president for the next four years, but their choices are likely to affect […]

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On World Children’s Day, CFJ calls for saving Egypt’s detained children

20/11/2020

On World Children’s Day on November 20, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) organisation condemns Egypt’s utter disrespect for children’s rights, enshrined and prioritised in international […]

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Human rights organizations condemn the arrest of Gasser Abdel Razek, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights while affirming their continuous work defending human rights

19/11/2020

Cairo 19 November 2020 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the arrest of Gasser Abdel Razek, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights […]

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Crimes of abducting human rights defenders won’t go unpunished

16/11/2020

Crimes of abducting human rights defenders won’t go unpunished… The Public Prosecutor must immediately release EIPR’s administrative manager Cairo: 16 November 2020 The undersigned human […]

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Egypt: Further abuse and suppression of freedom of opinion 

16/11/2020

Egypt: Further abuse and suppression of freedom of opinion Report on the human rights situation in Egypt for the period of [July – September 2020] […]

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Report on violations of Case No.12499/2020 – First Settlement (Sanaa Seif’s case)

10/11/2020

Before the verdict: Report on violations of Case No. 12499/2020 – First Settlement, registered under No. 659/2020 Supreme State Security (Sanaa Seif’s case) With the beginning of March 2020, Egypt’s Prisons Authority […]

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Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking

04/11/2020

The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. […]

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Egypt: Days before a verdict in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, government’s vindictive use of terrorism charges against peaceful critics denounced by human rights organizations

22/10/2020

The undersigned human rights organizations call for charges to be dismissed in the trial of engineer Mamdouh Hamza, whose verdict is scheduled for October 26th. […]

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Egypt: ill-treatment and arbitrary measures trigger new hunger strike at Istiqbal Tora prison

14/10/2020

Joint statement: The undersigned human rights organizations categorically reject the continued policy of humiliation practiced by Egyptian authorities against detainees, especially political prisoners. Such policy […]

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