Egypt: Article 55 Coalition documents flagrant detention violations in April 2024
The Article 55 coalition has released its monthly bulletin for April 2024, in which it documented the latest updates on the human rights, political, and […]
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Egypt: CFJ calls for the release of journalist Medhat Ramadan after four years of unlawful pretrial detention
Press release Geneva – May 29, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that journalist Medhat Ramadan has been held in pretrial detention […]
Egypt: CFJ stands in solidarity with female activists following assault complaint during protest at UN Women’s Office in Cairo
Press release Geneva – May 29, 2024 A group of female activists and human rights defenders in Egypt have filed a complaint with the […]
Egypt: CFJ observes protest by employees dismissed due to drug testing law, calls for suspension and review of law
Press release Geneva – May 28, 2024 Former employees in Egypt, dismissed under drug testing regulations, staged a protest on Sunday, May 18, 2024, […]
Egypt: Tantawi Arrested in Court to Serve a Prison Sentence for Challenging President Sisi in 2023 Elections
On 27 May, an Egyptian Court of Appeals upheld a February 2024 sentence issued by the Matareya Misdemeanors Court against Ahmed al-Tantawi and 22 of […]
Egypt: CFJ rejects verdicts against El-Tantawi and campaign members, calls for retrial
Press release Geneva – May 28, 2024 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of political activist and former presidential candidate Ahmed […]
Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief horrified by escalating violence in El-Fasher
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep horror at the escalating violence […]
Yemen: UN Experts Reiterate Call for Release of Detained Bahá’ís
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 UN experts today called for the urgent release of five Bahá’ís who remain detained one year after their […]
Israel: UN expert calls for probe into allegations of torture and mistreatment of palestinian detainees
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has urged the Israeli government to investigate multiple […]
Egypt: UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances publishes CFJ study about elections and enforced disappearances
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has published a study submitted by the “Committee […]
Tunisia: CFJ demands release of anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah and end to targeting activists
Press release Geneva – May 22, 2024 Tunis, May 22, 2024 – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has called on Tunisian authorities to immediately […]
Egypt: CFJ rejects termination of Minya Water Company employees’ contracts, calls for reinstatement and positive dialogue
Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024 The administration of Minya Water Company recently terminated the contracts of five employees who participated in a […]
Egypt: CFJ supports Asyut Water Company employees in their protest for permanent employment and minimum wage
Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024 The protests of commission-based collection officers and meter readers at subsidiary water companies under the Egyptian Holding […]
Egypt: authorities fail to address key points raised by CFJ in report to UN Child Rights Committee
Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024 During the 96th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Egyptian authorities failed […]
Egypt: CFJ monitors new death of political detainee in Al-Sharqiya’s 10th of Ramadan prison
Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024 The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the 19th death in Egyptian detention facilities this year. The […]
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