Joint statement: Participation of UN Secretary-General in Youth Forum provided cover for el-Sisi regime

04/02/2022

Egypt’s World Youth Forum, held on 10-13 January 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh “under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”, stands in stark contrast with […]

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Biden Administration’s Decision to Reprogram Military Aid to Egypt Is Necessary but Insufficient

01/02/2022

Following the January 30 deadline, the Biden administration decided that it will reprogram $130 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) originally […]

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UN concerned about arbitrary arrest and violations against human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia 

01/02/2022

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 1, 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the alleged arbitrary arrest and […]

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UN warns of escalation of conflict in Yemen and its effects on civilians after Saudi bombing of a detention center    

30/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 30, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of the […]

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Egypt: After CFJ complaint, UN takes action regarding the detention of 4 human rights defenders  

28/01/2022

The Committee for Justice said that the issuance of a UN memorandum by a group of United Nations human rights experts regarding the continued detention […]

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Egypt: On the 11th anniversary of the revolution, leaked video proves torture is systematic

27/01/2022

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemns the ongoing torture epidemic perpetrated by the security agencies in Egypt, following leaked videos of detainees being tortured in […]

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Egypt: Quash verdicts and stop unjust trials by emergency courts

27/01/2022

We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, […]

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UN worried about situation of civilians in Syria’s Al-Hasakah, after prisoners affiliated with ISIS escaped from prison 

25/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 January 2022 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, stressed that the […]

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Algeria: UN concerned about prison sentence against Christian citizen on charges of insulting Islam 

25/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 January 2022 UN experts expressed their concerns about the conviction of an Algerian citizen named Hamid Soudad (42 years […]

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High Commissioner Spokesperson expresses her grave concern over continuing escalation in Yemen 

22/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 18 2022 Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed her grave concern over the continued escalation of […]

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Following a complaint by CFJ, UN experts condemn continued detention of a member of Quranist minority in Egypt 

22/01/2022

News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 20 2022 UN experts condemned the arrest, enforced disappearance and continued detention of a member of […]

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Lebanon: UN requests investigation into threats against lawyer and human rights defender for his support for Syrian refugees 

19/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 19, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have called on the Lebanese authorities to explain the measures […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about life-threatening health condition of former presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh  

18/01/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: January 13, 2022  UN experts have expressed their deep concern about the the life-threatening health condition of former Egyptian presidential candidate, Dr. Abdel […]

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UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of imprisoned Bahraini human rights defender Abduljalil Al-Singace

18/01/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 18 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the deteriorating health of imprisoned Bahraini human rights […]

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Human Rights Strategy in Egypt?

17/01/2022

CFJ: Third quarterly report of 2021 (July to September) Announcing the Egyptian “Human Rights Strategy”, a complete separation from the reality of prisons and detention […]

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