Bachelet: More than 350,000 deaths documented in Syria since start of conflict 

03/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 3 July 2022  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said that […]

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UN High Commissioner condemns killing of at least nine protesters in Sudan 

03/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 3 July 2022   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed her […]

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Joint statement: Human rights organizations reject the Criminal Court’s upholding of the Public Prosecution’s decision to close the investigation into Ayman Hadhoud’s death

30/06/2022

30 June 2022 The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision issued by Circuit 28 of the New Cairo Criminal Court on 23 June 2022 […]

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UN denounces Israel’s excessive use of force against Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem 

29/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 29 June 2022   UN experts expressed their grave concerns about recent reports of excessive use […]

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Egypt: Death sentence for 10 defendants and life imprisonment for 56 others in the “Helwan Brigades” case

28/06/2022

Press release Editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: 28 June 2022 The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, held at the Tora Police Institute […]

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Egypt: Mohamed El-Baqer: 1000 days of arbitrary detention

23/06/2022

June 23, 2022 – Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 19 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed […]

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Egypt: CFJ calls for transparent UN probe into murder of economist Hadhoud

22/06/2022

The Committee for Justice said that under the pretext of fighting terrorism, the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has effectively given officials at […]

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UN concerned about Israel’s suppression of Bedouin protests in Negev  

21/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: June 21, 2022  UN experts expressed their deep concern about the information they received regarding […]

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Egypt: Three men detained over TikTok mosque singing video on charges of ‘spreading false news’

20/06/2022

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 20, 2022 The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt has concluded its investigations with 3 young men […]

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CFJ urges Sudan to stop deporting Egyptian dissidents to Cairo

20/06/2022

The Committee for Justice last week documented the deportation of 11 Egyptian nationals by Sudanese authorities from Khartoum to Cairo. Those deported included women and […]

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UN denounces Israel’s arrest and conviction of Palestinian aid worker

19/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 19, 2022 United Nations human rights experts denounced the conviction of an aid worker […]

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UN calls on Member States to establish mechanism for missing persons in Syria

19/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 19, 2022 The Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, Paulo Pinheiro, […]

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Egypt: CFJ launches ‘Political Trials Calendar’ for researchers and rights defenders

10/06/2022

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

09/06/2022

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, […]

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Egypt: Human Rights Defenders Bulletin

08/06/2022

January – March 2022 During the first quarter of 2022, the Committee for Justice documented a number of violations against 5 human rights defenders. Human […]

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