Egypt: CFJ launches ‘Political Trials Calendar’ for researchers and rights defenders
The Committee for Justice has launched the Political Trials Calendar online tool to facilitate the search for the dates of the sessions of important human […]
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Egypt: Preacher sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly joining Free Syrian Army
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: 9 June 2022 The Cairo Criminal Court has issued a sentence convicting the well-known Egyptian preacher, Mahmoud Shaaban, […]
Egypt: Human Rights Defenders Bulletin
January – March 2022 During the first quarter of 2022, the Committee for Justice documented a number of violations against 5 human rights defenders. Human […]
UN condemns death of 3 children in Gaza due to persistent Israeli delays in granting exit permits to access urgent medical treatment
News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 6 June 2022 UN experts condemn the death of three children from Gaza, after the […]
Egypt: Court holds first session in the retrial of activist and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawi
The Supreme State Security Misdemeanors Court on Monday June 6 held its first session in the retrial of the Egyptian activist and researcher, Ahmed Samir […]
UN urges Saudi authorities to halt death sentence against Al-Howaiti who was convicted of charges he committed as a child
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia to immediately […]
UN experts urge Israeli authorities to halt eviction and demolition of Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts urged Israel on Friday to stop the eviction and demolition of a Bedouin village, which […]
Egypt: President must overturn unjust verdicts against politicians Aboul- Fotouh, Mohamed al-Qassas, Moaz al-Sharqawi, and Yahia Hussein Abdel Hadi
The undersigned organizations condemn the unjust sentences handed down on 29 May by the Emergency State Security Felony Court in Case no. 1059 of 2021 […]
Civil society to the UK Foreign Office: Free human rights defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss, and the UK Foreign Office 27 May, 2022 British-Egyptian […]
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights: “Promoting human rights is key to reducing violence in South Sudan”
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 24, 2022 UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris concluded on Monday […]
Egypt: Calls on the African Human Rights Committee to condemn violations in detention facilities in Egypt
Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 23, 2022 The Committee for Justice and ISHR said that despite repeated calls by […]
UN warns regulatory framework of Israeli anti-terror law violates basic human rights
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the anti-terror law passed by Israeli […]
UN dismayed at the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to forcibly deport Palestinians from the Masafer Yatta area
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 May 2022 UN experts called on the Israeli authorities and the international community, as […]
Lebanon: UN concern about prolonged pretrial detention and overcrowding in detention centers
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has expressed concern […]
Bachelet calls for an investigation into the attack on Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral
News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called for […]
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