CFJ spokeswoman: Regeni’s case reflects the violations committed against Egypt’s society as a whole

30/05/2021

News briefing    Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice    Geneva, May 30, 2021    The spokeswoman for the Committee for Justice (CFJ), Yasmine Hajar, said […]

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For the second time, the Egyptian authorities ban researcher Walid Salem from traveling after the Public Prosecutor added him the travel ban list

27/05/2021

27 May 2021 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the banning of Walid Salem, a doctoral researcher at the University of Washington, from traveling for […]

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First criminal trial internationally on torture in Egypt: Statement on the trial’s preliminary hearing addressing Italian student Giulio Regeni’s torture and murder.

25/05/2021

Rome, 25 May 2021 Today the preliminary step for a trial in Rome against four senior Egyptian National Security Agency officials will be taken. The […]

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Human rights organizations call on Egyptian authorities to stop trials of TikTok content creators and to guarantee freedom of expression

18/05/2021

18 May 2021 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the continued prosecution and trial of TikTok and Likee content creators, demanding that the Egyptian authorities […]

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‘State of Exception’: New report exposes violations inside Egyptian detention facilities in January-March 2021

17/05/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has launched the second version of its periodical reports as part of its Detention Watch project, with the aim of […]

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The sowing of souls continues: Organizations condemning the execution of the death sentence against the monk Isaiah al-Maqari, ignoring requests for a pardon, and an investigation into his torture in order to make him confess

10/05/2021

Joint statement 9 May 2021 The Stop the Death Penalty Campaign and the undersigned organizations express their deep condemnation and rejection of the execution of […]

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Human rights organizations condemn medical neglect of human rights lawyer Muhammad Ramadan in Tora Prison and demand his release

10/05/2021

8 May 2021 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the prevention of health care to human rights lawyer Muhammad Ramadan, who is being held in […]

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Rights groups condemn Egypt’s crackdown on the family of a detainee after their complaints about his torture and sexual assault

05/05/2021

Joint statement, May 5, 2021 The undersigned human rights organizations strongly reject the move by Egyptian authorities to pursue family members of the detainee Abdul […]

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Egypt: Government must end relentless attempt to “eradicate”  independent civil society

04/05/2021

The Egyptian government will convene an online  panel discussion with United Nations member states on the 4th of May  to discuss its national legal framework […]

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Will Egypt compete for the world’s worst executioner in 2021?

30/04/2021

Joint statement, April 30, 2021 The Campaign to Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt and the undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn and categorically reject […]

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CFJ participates in a global UN questionnaire on human rights defenders in lengthy detention

30/04/2021

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: April 27, 2021 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has participated in the global questionnaire published by […]

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Report on violations in Case No. 267/2015, Criminal/Military/Ismailia/Total, Registered under No. 29/2015, Criminal/Military/North Sinai/Partial

29/04/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said that within the framework of its Justice Watch project that monitors the justice system in Egypt, our team examined […]

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Report on the violations in Case No. 3878/2020, Administrative, Third October, known in the media as the “Sudanese Refugees Case”

29/04/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said that within the framework of its project to monitor justice in Egypt (Justice Watch), it has examined the files […]

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CFJ: Executions of Kerdasa is a continuation of the series of deaths without evidence in Egypt

27/04/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said on Tuesday that Egyptian authorities continue to carry out mass executions, in clear disregard for an inalienable human right, […]

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UN Arbitrary Detention Team: Arbitrary detention in Egypt has reached the stage of “serious violation of international law”

25/04/2021

In response to a complaint filed by the Committee for Justice UN Arbitrary Detention Team: Arbitrary detention in Egypt has reached the stage of “serious […]

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