Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim

21/12/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict, on 20 December, of five years’ imprisonment for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and […]

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South Sudan: Sponsored by UN and AU, High-level conference held to sustain momentum for transitional justice

20/12/2021

News briefing Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 16, 2021 Participants at the transitional justice processes in South Sudan announced their adoption […]

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Joint statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer and Mohamed Ibrahim “Oxygen”

16/12/2021

Ahead of the verdict of the Emergency Court on 20 December, we, the undersigned organisations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release […]

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Egypt: 100 days since the launch of Sisi’s deceptive human rights strategy

10/12/2021

The Committee for Justice said that the reality observed on the ground in Egypt 100 days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched the National […]

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Human rights organizations demand the release of political activist and writer Ahmed Douma

03/12/2021

On December 3, 2021, Ahmed Douma, writer, political activist and one of the most prominent symbols of the January 2011 revolution, enters his eighth year […]

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UN condemns misuse of counter-terrorism measures in Egypt amid calls for release of 3 activists 

02/12/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: December 2, 2021   United Nations human rights experts called on Egypt to stop the misuse of counter-terrorism […]

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Human Rights Council appoints new member for Syria’s Commission of Inquiry  

02/12/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The Human Rights Council has appointed a new member of the United Kingdom of […]

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UN rapporteur calls for an end to intimidation and threats against a lawyer and human rights defender in Lebanon

02/12/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, […]

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UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to visit Tunisia and Lebanon in 2022  

30/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: 30 November 2021   The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it […]

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Israel: UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of hunger-striking Palestinian detainees  

28/11/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 28, 2021 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the deteriorating health conditions of […]

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Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

26/11/2021

November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 CC: Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Yael […]

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‘We decided to close the investigation’

24/11/2021

‘We decided to close the investigation’: Mechanisms of complaint and reporting of human rights violations in Egypt in the first half of 2021 In Egypt, […]

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Joint Statement: The Biden Administration’s U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Was a Human Rights Failure

24/11/2021

[November 24, 2021] Secretary of State Antony Blinken CC: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Near East Yael Lempert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, […]

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UN concerned about disappearance and forcible deportation of an Algerian refugee from Tunisia 

23/11/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 23, 2021 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the disappearance and the allegations […]

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UN condemns Bahrain’s expulsion of Omani resident for exercising her right to freedom of opinion and expression

22/11/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: November 22 United Nations human rights experts denounced the position of the Bahraini authorities regarding […]

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