CFJ demands investigation into the death of political prisoner Amr Abu Khalil

09/09/2020

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the death of the detainee Dr. Amr Abu Khalil at the maximum-security of Aqrab (part of the Tora prison complex) in Egypt’s capital Cairo, as an extrajudicial killing.  Abu Khalil passed away on Sunday 6 […]

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Egypt: Public prosecution must fulfil its role in conducting independent investigations, not state security investigations

07/09/2020

The undersigned human rights organizations denounce and call for an immediate end to the Egyptian government’s relentless retaliatory campaign targeting opposition, political activists, human rights […]

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From Neglect To Calamity

26/08/2020

From neglect to calamity: CFJ report documents thousands of violations against detainees in prisons and detention centres in Egypt   Believing in the freedom to […]

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CFJ: Egypt’s sentencing of Bahey Eldin Hassan is part of a systematic campaign against human rights advocates

25/08/2020

Press Statement The Committee for Justice (CFJ) rejects the court ruling issued on Tuesday against human rights advocate Mr Bahey Eldin Hassan, the director of […]

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UN human rights experts warn of the risk of prolonged detention of human rights defenders in Egypt amid COVID-19 pandemic

25/08/2020

UN human rights experts have warned that the prolonged and unnecessary pre-trial detention of dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders exposes them to a serious […]

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CFJ: Egypt’s new prison visit regulations exacerbate suffering of detainees

18/08/2020

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has announced the resumption of visits to all public prisons and penitentiaries across the country, in accordance with specific controls […]

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Two new coronavirus deaths in Egypt’s jails as number of cases rise to 331

07/08/2020

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]

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UN rapporteurs express grave concerns over the arrest of 5 activists by the Egyptian government

07/08/2020

UN experts have expressed grave concern about the pre-trial arrest and detention by the Egyptian government of prominent human rights activists and trade union leaders. […]

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Renewed arbitrary detention: A new report by CFJ on the practice of renewed arbitrary detention in Egypt

06/08/2020

Committee for Justice (CFJ) has issued a special monthly report on the phenomenon of renewed arbitrary detention in Egypt, under the title “Recycling of Detention”. […]

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We reject the execution of seven people charged with killing a police officer, and we call on the international community to press for the end of executions in Egypt

29/07/2020

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has carried out the death penalty issued against seven defendants in case No. 6771 of 2013, after they were convicted […]

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Egypt: Coronavirus cases in jails rise to 312 amid warnings of “herd immunity” policy

24/07/2020

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]

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Egypt: Coronavirus cases among detainees rise to 225 amid failure to contain the pandemic

17/07/2020

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the rise in the number of confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among detainees, police officers and […]

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Coronavirus deaths in Egypt jails rise to 15 after one more case recorded in Zagazig

09/07/2020

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the continued increase of Covid-19 infections and deaths in Egyptian prisons and detention facilities amid the continued failure […]

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Human rights organizations call for shelving the investigation with the editor-in-chief of “Al-Manassa”     

04/07/2020

The undersigned organizations condemn in the strongest terms the arrest of Nora Younis, editor-in-chief of Al-Manassa website, after the security forces raided the headquarters of the website, […]

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Egypt: Detainee dies of coronavirus in a maximum-security prison, conditions worsen at another prison in 10th of Ramadan City

03/07/2020

Committee for Justice (CFJ) confirms that the detainee Saeed Ghobashi Muhammad Amir, 58, has died in his cell at the maximum-security Gamasa prison in northern […]

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