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Joint Statements
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European Parliament debates Egypt’s human rights situation with European Commission, resolution calls for strong EU measures to address crisis
12 regional, international and Egyptian CSOs welcome the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Egypt’s human rights situation and EU policy toward the country, with Commissioner Lenarcic. After the exchange yesterday, 23 November, the EP has now adopted a plenary resolution on the human rights situation in Egypt with a majority […]
Egypt: Sexual assault of detainee Omar Ali in Badr Prison denounced by human rights organizations
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the sexual assault of […]
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Prominent Italian Human Rights Activist Banned from Entering Egypt to Participate in COP27
On 10 November 2022, Egyptian authorities denied human rights defender […]
Detention Watch Project
Egypt: CFJ calls for transparent probe into disappearance of French national
The Committee for Justice calls for transparency in Egypt’s investigations […]
Egypt: New wave of executions against 7 defendants in political cases
The international silence on human rights violations in Egypt, especially […]
EU has moral obligation to support human rights in Egypt, says CFJ director at EU Parliament speech
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 27, 2021 […]
CFJ: Trial of Regeni killers a milestone against impunity
As the trial of the suspected killers of the Italian […]
Trial Watch Project
Human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecutor to close the investigation into the Mada Masr journalists’ case
The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Attorney […]
Egypt: New mass death sentences in Minya despite international outcry
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned Egypt’s continued issuing […]
Egypt: CFJ calls for reversing death penalty and lengthy prison sentences in ‘Helwan Microbus Cell’ case
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the verdicts issued on […]
Human Rights Defenders Watch
Urgent action to release Yehia Helwa for health reasons for fear of his life
The Egyptian human rights organizations signatory to this statement demand […]
Egypt: CFJ calls for transparent UN probe into murder of economist Hadhoud
The Committee for Justice said that under the pretext of […]
Civil society to the UK Foreign Office: Free human rights defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs […]
Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Emergency State Security […]
Article 55
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Egypt: New Wadi al-Natrun prison an attempt to beautify, not reverse violations
Egypt’s launch of the new Wadi al-Natrun prison and its […]
Egypt does not need more prisons
The undersigned organizations and campaigns condemn statements by the Egyptian […]
Egypt: Deaths in custody increase due to deliberate neglect
The high incidence of deaths in detention centres and prisons […]
Egypt: Changing prison authority’s name is ‘propaganda’ as rights violations continue
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior’s decision to change the name of […]