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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UN experts denounce Egypt’s violations against four human rights defenders, demand probe

21/04/2021

News briefing  Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: April 21, 2021   UN human rights experts stated that they have received information related to […]

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Egypt: CFJ calls for reversing death penalty and lengthy prison sentences in ‘Helwan Microbus Cell’ case

15/04/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the verdicts issued on Case No. 9115 of 2016, South Giza, known in the media as the “Helwan Microbus […]

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EGYPT: 74 NGOS URGE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE RESEARCHER AHMED SAMIR SANTAWY

14/04/2021

We, the undersigned 74 organizations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 29-year-old student and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, who has been […]

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Annual report: Egypt in 2020 was torn between intensified repression and the Covid-19 pandemic

13/04/2021

In its annual report about conditions of detainees in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) holds Egyptian authorities fully responsible for the human rights violations […]

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Justice Watch Archive: A new era of monitoring human rights violations in Egypt

30/03/2021

Justice Watch Archive In the launch webinar for the Justice Watch Archive on Monday, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) said that since its establishment, those […]

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CFJ spokeswoman: Statement of 31 countries before the HRC indicates the international community’s awareness of the situation in Egypt

25/03/2021

Press release Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: March 25, 2021 CFJ spokeswoman Yasmine Hajar explains in an interview on Al-Araby TV that the statement […]

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CFJ director: Egypt’s crackdown on journalists is an attack on the first line of defence for truth 

25/03/2021

News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 25 March 2021 The Executive Director of the Committee for Justice (CFJ) Ahmed Mefreh said […]

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Egypt: Rights groups demand immediate release of activist Sanaa Seif

16/03/2021

16 March, 2021 Joint press release In conjunction with the trial session of the Egyptian activist Sanaa Seif al-Islam, the undersigned human rights organizations demand […]

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