Based on a complaint from CFJ, UN group says detention of four Egyptians ‘arbitrary’

11/10/2022

Communicating with various United Nations mechanisms is a strategic goal for the Committee for Justice (CFJ) to lift injustice against victims of human rights abuses […]

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Joint statement: End arbitrary detention and forcible deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers

07/10/2022

The undersigned organizations condemn the arbitrary detention of Eritrean asylum-seekers in Egypt and call upon the Egyptian government to abide by international and regional treaties […]

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The second quarterly report 2022 within the ” Detention Watch Project” in Egypt

03/10/2022

By the second quarter of 2022, Egyptian security services and their legislative and judicial arms continued to blatantly violate the rights of citizens, amid a […]

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Sudan: UN calls for investigation on killing of 3 activists in West Darfur by armed militias 

02/10/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: October 2, 2022  UN experts have expressed their concerns about the excessive use of force […]

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‘There is no environmental justice without a free civic space’: Yasmin Omar on the destruction of green space in Egypt and COP27

30/09/2022

Amelia Smith At last year’s Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, campaigners stormed the streets in their thousands, some smearing blood over themselves, others taking off […]

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Life after prison in Egypt: Integration or permanent alienation

30/09/2022

Physical and psychological torture in Egyptian prisons has lasting effects on survivors, who struggle to reintegrate into their own societies after their release, a new […]

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Global Coalition Calls for Release of Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah on Three Year Anniversary of their Arrests

29/09/2022

Thursday, September 29, 2022 marks three years since Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer and British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah were arrested […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about the results of investigations into the killing of economist Ayman Hadhoud, calls for new probe

29/09/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: September 29, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern about the allegations of […]

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Human rights organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohamed Oxygen, asserting that prosecuting him aims to punish for his journalistic work

26/09/2022

The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to intervene quickly to end the detention of blogger and journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan, known […]

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UN: Ukraine war cut funding for emergency care for victims of sexual violence in South Sudan

26/09/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 September 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in South Sudan said […]

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Urgent action to release Yehia Helwa for health reasons for fear of his life

23/09/2022

The Egyptian human rights organizations signatory to this statement demand a prompt release of Yehia Helwa, a political activist and member of the Bread and […]

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Sudan: Woman At Risk of Death by Stoning

22/09/2022

Mariam Tirab, 20 years old woman from Sudan was sentenced to death by stoning on June 27th, 2022. She was found guilty By a judge […]

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Human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecutor to close the investigation into the Mada Masr journalists’ case

15/09/2022

The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Attorney General to close Case No. 19 of 2022 (Cairo Appeal Investigations) involving four women journalists […]

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Egypt: CFJ research finds hundreds arbitrarily detained since President Sisi launched pardon committee

15/09/2022

Press release, Committee for Justice Geneva: August 16, 2022 Since the launch of the national dialogue initiative sponsored by President Abdelfattah el-Sisi in April and […]

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UN experts warn Sudanese authorities against targeting a women’s rights defender over her cooperation with UN mechanisms

05/09/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 September 2022   UN experts have warned that intimidation and harassment of Sudanese human […]

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