Article 55 Coalition calls for investigation into Egyptian citizen’s death due to torture, demands accountability

20/07/2023

The cases of Egyptian citizens losing their lives as a result of torture in detention centers, prisons, and secret headquarters of the National Security Agency […]

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Civil Society Organizations Condemn Sentencing of Egyptian Academic and Researcher Patrick George Zaki

19/07/2023

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, condemn the three-year prison sentence handed down to human rights researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) […]

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Egypt: CFJ issues Justice for HRDs bulletin for 2nd quarter of 2023  

18/07/2023

Press release, by CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023   CFJ has issued its second quarterly bulletin (April to June 2023), as part of its Justice […]

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Egyptian court extends activist Hala Fahmy’s detention, ignores reported violations

17/07/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023   The Consultation Chamber of the Badr Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents 19th death in custody in 2023

14/07/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 9, 2023   The number of deaths inside detention facilities and prisons in Egypt has risen to […]

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Egyptian court extends pretrial detention of rights defender Marwa Arafa, violating the law

13/07/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023   The Egyptian Criminal Court has ruled, in its session on July 10th, to […]

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CFJ joins rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

12/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   Several human rights organizations, including the Committee for Justice (CFJ), have called on United Nations mechanisms […]

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CFJ condemns Egypt’s denial of researcher Patrick Zaki’s travel to Italy for MA thesis defense

10/07/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 5, 2023   The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, revealed that the […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns detention renewal of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, demands his immediate release

10/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   The Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison Complex, has ruled to extend the detention of […]

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10 Years After Council Conclusions, EU States Must Finally Halt Arms Transfers To Egypt And Uphold Accountability

05/07/2023

Brussels, 28 June 2023 – The signatory organizations denounce the role of EU-manufactured arms systems in internal repression and human rights violations in Egypt, and […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns death sentences against 4 defendants and calls on authorities to halt executions

04/07/2023

News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023   The Supreme State Security Criminal Court (Third Terrorism Circuit), held in the Badr […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents 17th death in custody in 2023

04/07/2023

News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023   CFJ documents new death inside a detention center in Egypt, the 17th in 2023, […]

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Egypt: CFJ documents 16th death in custody in 2023

04/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: June 21, 2023   The Committee for Justice’s monitoring team has reported a new death case of a detainee inside […]

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Deusto Journal of Human Rights published CFJ paper on the families of political prisoners in post-revolution Egypt

26/06/2023

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) authored a paper titled “In Defense of Lives: Depoliticization of the Families of Political Prisoners in Post-Revolution Egypt,” which was […]

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CFJ participates in UN Human Rights Council event on human rights situation in Egypt

23/06/2023

CFJ is participating today, 23 June 2023, in a side event of the Human Rights Council 53rd session, organized by the World Organisation Against Torture […]

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