CFJ: Egypt failed to deal with Covid-19 inside detention centers and prisons

27/12/2021

The spike in Covid-19 infections in Egyptian prisons between March 2020 and August 2021 indicates Egypt’s failure to confront the pandemic in its detention facilities, […]

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Egypt: Further abuse and suppression of freedom of opinion 

16/11/2020

Egypt: Further abuse and suppression of freedom of opinion Report on the human rights situation in Egypt for the period of [July – September 2020] […]

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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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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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During the pandemic

18/06/2020

Committee for Justice issues a report on human rights violations inside the Egyptian Places of Detention in March-April 2020 amid the outbreak of Coronavirus  Committee […]

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Egypt: Public Prosecutor and Minister of Interior must disclose names and numbers of Covid-19 cases in Egyptian detention facilities

15/06/2020

Joint Statement The undersigned rights organizations condemn the response of the Egyptian government towards the plight of detainees inside the country’s prisons and other detention […]

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Death of a detainee suspected of contracting the Coronavirus, and positive test of another case

08/06/2020

Death of detainee ‘Hasan Ziyadah’ after being suspected of contracting Coronavirus Committee for Justice (CFJ) announced the death of a detainee in AlMahallah AlKoubra Police […]

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