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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Rights defender Ahmed Amasha re-arrested, forcibly disappeared for second time

01/07/2020

The undersigned human rights organisations denounce the arrest and disappearance by Egyptian authorities of trade unionist and human rights defender Ahmed Amasha, after his family […]

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Egypt: In solidarity with Gamal Eid,

29/06/2020

Rights organizations affirm reprisals will not stop human rights movement from exposing violations and authoritarian practices Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the […]

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Egypt: Rights Defender’s Relatives Arrested

26/06/2020

(Geneva, Switzerland) – The ongoing harassment and intimidation by Egyptian security forces of the family of a US national seeking justice, truth, and reparation is […]

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IMF: Delay Vote on Loan to Egypt

24/06/2020

Link Approval to Robust Anti-Corruption Measures (Washington, DC, June 24, 2020) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should delay a vote on a US$5.2 billion […]

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Egypt: In security campaign to protect family values, Public Prosecution abdicates its duty to protect citizens

24/06/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ongoing security campaign led by Egypt’s Public Prosecution against users of the social media platform Tiktok,  […]

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Human Rights Organizations Condemn The General Prosecutor’s Inaction After Abducting Sana Seif In Front Of His Office And Demand Her Immediate Release

23/06/2020

The undersigned NGOs condemn the series of violations the arbitrarily detained activist Alaa Abd-El Fattah’s family has faced. The last of which was today, when […]

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Egypt: the campaign against Gamal Eid must stop!”

23/06/2020

the undersigned organizations strongly condemn the campaign recently launched by the Egyptian authorities against the director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), […]

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