Committee for Justice gets UN support for the case of human rights defender “Ezzat Ghoneim”

07/05/2019

– A UN Working Group condemns the Egyptian government’s procedures against human rights defenders under the pretext of fighting terrorism. – The Working Group on […]

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Egypt: African Rights Summit Amid Dire Abuses Commission Should Loudly Sound the Alarm

24/04/2019

Egypt is hosting an Africa human rights summit meeting beginning April 24, 2019, while its government is presiding over the worst human rights crisis in […]

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Egypt: International organizations urged to monitor constitutional referendum amid repressive climate

18/04/2019

                                       Joint Press Statement The undersigned rights organizations call on international organizations to monitor the upcoming referendum to amend the Egyptian constitution; if approved, […]

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Detention Watch bimonthly report of January and February 2019: Violations persist

01/04/2019

425 violations monitored across the two months with extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions leading the violations Sharqia governorate had the biggest number of enforced disappearance […]

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Detention Watch 2018 Annual Report

19/03/2019

The first annual report on monitoring places of detention Committee for Justice calls on Egyptian Authorities to immediately halt all forms of committed violationsPress release […]

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First annual report for Human Rights council monitoring “An Eye on the Council”

12/03/2019

February 12, Geneva, February 2019, this year, Committee for Justice issues its first annual report covering 2018 under its project “Human Rights Council Monitor”, in […]

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Egypt: Rights groups condemn latest surge in executions following unfree and unfair trials

15/02/2019

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ latest spate of executions, with three people executed by hanging on February 13 and another three people […]

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In a joint report regarding executions in Egypt. Three independent organizations call on Egyptian authorities to establish a moratorium on executions

11/02/2019

Press release Geneva (11 February 2019) The Egyptian Front for Human Rights, Committee for Justice and the Arab Foundation for Civil and Political Rights call […]

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Egypt: President must uphold, not manipulate the Constitution

25/01/2019

The undersigned independent human rights organizations call on all independent voices able to speak up freely to pressure President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his […]

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DETENTION WATCH “VIOLATIONS IN EGYPTIAN PLACES OF DETENTION” BIMONTHLY REPORT November-December 2018

24/01/2019

Following CfJ’s previous periodic reports on human rights violations against detainees in Egyptian places of detention for the entirety of months in 2017 and 2018[1]; […]

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Sudan: International community must intervene immediately to save lives from ICC fugitive president who uses live ammunition on protesters

27/12/2018

The undersigned rights organizations admonish the Sudanese authorities’ use of excessive force in responding to popular protests underway since December 19, which culminated in the […]

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Attacks on People Who Met With UN Expert

12/12/2018

(Geneva, December 12, 2018) – The United Nations should ensure an urgent and robust system-wide response to credible reports that the Egyptian authorities have attacked […]

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EGYPT: Enforced disappearance and medical negligence lead the violations race in Egypt during September and October 2018

28/11/2018

Detention watch report: EGYPT: Enforced disappearance and medical negligence lead the violations race in Egypt during September and October. The continued disappearance of former Egyptian […]

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Egypt: 43 days after former MP’s disappearance, state denies knowledge of his fate while emphasizing his fugitive status

21/11/2018

The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to disclose the location and fate of Dr. Mustafa Al Naggar, a former member of […]

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Egypt: Redraft civil society law to protect, not punish, independent organizations

14/11/2018

With President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently issuing a decree to amend Law 70 of 2017 regulating civic organizations, the undersigned rights organizations emphasize the futility […]

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