Egypt: CFJ documents two deaths in custody in one day, calls for investigation
Press Release Written by: CFJ Geneva: May 16, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented two cases of death among political detainees inside detention […]
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Egypt in 2022: CFJ documented 7283 violations in detention centers
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) stated in its annual report for 2022 that it was a year filled with contradictions by the political authority in […]
Egypt: 1526 citizens on terrorism lists for an additional five years further evidences justice system’s deterioration
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 10th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 1526 Egyptians on terrorism lists for […]
Egypt: Moaz al-Sharqawi abducted and forcibly disappeared in broad daylight
On Thursday, 11 May 2023, a security force abducted Moaz al-Sharqawi from his home in the Mokattam neighborhood of Cairo during daytime hours. His location […]
Egypt adds human rights defenders to new terrorism lists after launch of ‘national dialogue’
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision of the 13th Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court to include 81 Egyptians on terrorism lists for […]
Committee for Justice launches new website
CFJ is launching its new website interface on the internet, aimed at highlighting the services it provides to human rights defenders, such as lifting the […]
UN rights chief: Safety of journalists is not just a question of personal security, it is a question of safety and health of entire societies
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 3, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has […]
Egypt: Detained Academic At Risk of Death.. Salah Soltan Should be Immediately Released, Offered Treatment
(Beirut, May 3, 2023) – The Egyptian authorities should immediately release Salah Soltan, the arbitrarily detained father of a prominent US human rights defender, 51 […]
Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh
We, the undersigned bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join from across the globe to denounce the […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns assault on detained activists, calls for probe into Badr prison abuses
The Committee for Justice has documented that human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, and activists Mohamed Oxygen and Ahmed Douma, were attacked by security forces inside […]
After the attack on activists and HRDs by the Badr 1 prison administration Security forces arrest Neama Hesham from her home in the today’s hours
In a serious escalation to the violence against activists and HRDs held in Badr 1 prison, security forces this morning arrested Mrs. Neamatallah Hesham, wife […]
Egypt: Stop torture in Minya prison
The Committee for Justice has documented the torture of a detainee and mass violations of human rights at the Minya 1 penitentiary in southern Egypt, […]
CFJ welcomes UN Human Rights Committee report on Egypt, calls for pressure to implement recommendations
The Committee for Justice said that the report of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on reviewing Egypt and the extent to which it implemented […]
UN Rights Chief concerned about tense situation in Sudan, calling for redoubled efforts to restore a civilian-led government
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: April 10, 2023 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed […]
Joint statement: Egypt turned new Badr prison into ‘human slaughterhouses’
The undersigned organizations and campaigns express their deep concern over the leaked messages from inside the Badr Prison Complex. The letters reveal horrors committed against […]
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