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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Sister of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and parents of Regeni attack EU’s human rights policy towards Egypt

31/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 31, 2021 Mona Seif, human rights defender and sister of the detained Egyptian activist […]

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CFJ director criticizes EU’s approach towards Egypt’s human rights

28/10/2021

Press Release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 28, 2021 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) director Ahmed Mefreh criticizes the EU’s official view on the […]

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Following CFJ complaint: European Parliament Human Rights Committee is concerned about the appalling treatment of human rights defenders in Egypt

28/10/2021

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 28, 2021 Members of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee have expressed their deep […]

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EU has moral obligation to support human rights in Egypt, says CFJ director at EU Parliament speech

27/10/2021

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 27, 2021 The Executive Director of the Committee for Justice, Ahmed Mefreh, delivered a speech on Wednesday […]

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Joint statement: Regeni trial must continue despite Egypt’s failure to cooperate

20/10/2021

The signatory organizations express profound concern at the recent developments in the trial of Egyptian officials over the torture and murder of Giulio Regeni. The […]

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Egypt: New escalation in human rights crimes as activists and defenders referred to Emergency State Security trials on fabricated charges

19/10/2021

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the politically retaliatory decision to refer activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Mohamed Ibrahim, known as Oxygen, and rights lawyer Mohamed […]

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CFJ: Trial of Regeni killers a milestone against impunity

14/10/2021

As the trial of the suspected killers of the Italian student Giulio Regeni continues, torture and other forms of abuses against detainees in Egypt remain […]

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EGYPT: THE HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF AL-SISI

13/10/2021

Amnesty International Italy, Human Rights Watch and DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture, in cooperation with the Committee for Justice (CFJ) and the Egyptian Commission […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about the arrest and inclusion of two activists on terrorist lists

12/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 12 October 2021 UN experts have expressed concern about the arbitrary detention of Egyptian human […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about execution of a citizen and the systematic use of torture to extract confessions 

10/10/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 10, 2021 United Nations human rights experts have voices their concerns about the alleged […]

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Egypt: New mass death sentences in Minya despite international outcry

04/10/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned Egypt’s continued issuing of mass death sentences despite apparent violations of due process. The Egyptian Minya Criminal Court […]

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