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Joint Letter Calling on Secretary Blinken to Urge Egypt to Withdraw Its Upcoming NGO Registration Deadline
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Upcoming registration deadline under Egypt’s 2019 NGO law Dear Secretary Blinken, Our organizations write to you with serious concern regarding the upcoming deadline imposed by Egyptian authorities, requiring all local and foreign […]

Egypt: Rights Groups Warn of Collective Punishment at Badr Prison
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international organizations, express our deepest […]

32 Civil Society Organizations Condemn the Referral of Mada Masr Journalists to Trial
16 March 2023 The undersigned civil society organizations condemn the […]
Detention Watch Project

Egypt: CFJ documents death of a political detainee in Zagazig Police Station as a result of harsh detention conditions
Press release Committee for Justice Geneva: January 29, 2023 The […]

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 […]
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 […]