Egypt: Sisi is using human rights defenders as a bargaining chip
Egypt’s crackdown on members of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) forewarns of a second wave of branding civil society work as “terrorism,” in […]
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Action for Egyptian human rights defenders
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the persecution of employees of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and Egyptian civil society by the Egyptian government. […]
Egypt: UN concerned about use of terrorism courts to take revenge on Bahey El-Din Hassan and other human rights defenders
News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 2 December 2020 A group of UN human rights experts have expressed their concern about Egypt’s […]
UN Committee urges end to impunity for enforced disappearances
News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) issued a report of […]
The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms: Two years of arrest and repression
Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2020 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) said on Wednesday that two years after authorities in Egypt […]
UN concerned about harsh detention conditions of Alaa Abdel Fattah in Egypt and Tiktok women influencers
News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 1 December 2020 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their grave concern over the harsh detention conditions […]
Egypt: Open letter to President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris
The undersigned Egyptian civil society organizations extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on your victory in the 2020 United States […]
Iraq: UN Committee urges end to impunity for enforced disappearances
News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) issued a report of […]
UN experts call for release of Egyptian human rights defenders jailed after meeting diplomats
News briefing: Translation and editing by: Committee for Justice Geneva, 27 November 2020 United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arbitrary arrest of three […]
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian women suffer increased repression
Press Release Geneve: 25 November 2020 As the world celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Egyptian authorities are inflicting various forms […]
UN High Commissioner Spokesperson: The arrest of three human rights defenders in Egypt is a “very worrying development”
Press release: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice, Geneva, November 20, 2020 The Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, said […]
Three scenarios: Repression by Egypt’s Sisi in the wake of Joe Biden’s elections
In the 2020 US elections, American citizens have not only chosen their president for the next four years, but their choices are likely to affect […]
UN High Commissioner Spokesperson reveals reports of violations and abuses in Idlib, western Syria
Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice, Geneva, November 22, 2020 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, announced that the Office of the […]
UN concerned over mass executions and unfair trials in Iraq amid calls for an “immediate” halt to executions
Press release: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice, Geneva, November 21, 2020 A number of UN human rights experts expressed their concerns over reports […]
On World Children’s Day, CFJ calls for saving Egypt’s detained children
On World Children’s Day on November 20, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) organisation condemns Egypt’s utter disrespect for children’s rights, enshrined and prioritised in international […]
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