UN condemns death of 3 children in Gaza due to persistent Israeli delays in granting exit permits to access urgent medical treatment

06/06/2022

News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 6 June 2022 UN experts condemn the death of three children from Gaza, after the […]

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Egypt: Court holds first session in the retrial of activist and researcher Ahmed Samir Santawi

06/06/2022

The Supreme State Security Misdemeanors Court on Monday June 6 held its first session in the retrial of the Egyptian activist and researcher, Ahmed Samir […]

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UN urges Saudi authorities to halt death sentence against Al-Howaiti who was convicted of charges he committed as a child

05/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia to immediately […]

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UN experts urge Israeli authorities to halt eviction and demolition of Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah

05/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts urged Israel on Friday to stop the eviction and demolition of a Bedouin village, which […]

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Egypt: President must overturn unjust verdicts against politicians Aboul- Fotouh, Mohamed al-Qassas, Moaz al-Sharqawi, and Yahia Hussein Abdel Hadi

31/05/2022

The undersigned organizations condemn the unjust sentences handed down on 29 May by the Emergency State Security Felony Court in Case no. 1059 of 2021 […]

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Civil society to the UK Foreign Office: Free human rights defender Alaa Abd El-Fattah

27/05/2022

To Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss, and the UK Foreign Office 27 May, 2022 British-Egyptian […]

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UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights: “Promoting human rights is key to reducing violence in South Sudan”

24/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 24, 2022 UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris concluded  on Monday […]

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Egypt: Calls on the African Human Rights Committee to condemn violations in detention facilities in Egypt

23/05/2022

Press release Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 23, 2022 The Committee for Justice and ISHR said that despite repeated calls by […]

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UN warns regulatory framework of Israeli anti-terror law violates basic human rights

22/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the anti-terror law passed by Israeli […]

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UN dismayed at the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to forcibly deport Palestinians from the Masafer Yatta area

17/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 May 2022 UN experts called on the Israeli authorities and the international community, as […]

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Lebanon: UN concern about prolonged pretrial detention and overcrowding in detention centers

15/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has expressed concern […]

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Bachelet calls for an investigation into the attack on Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral

15/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called for […]

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UN expert warns of ‘failing State’ amid widespread poverty in Lebanon

12/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 12 May 2022 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier […]

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Free Them All: A Fair and Transparent Process to Release Political Prisoners in Egypt

10/05/2022

May 2022 1- Addressing the crisis of the arbitrary detention of political prisoners in Egypt is a necessary, urgent and long overdue step. Egypt has […]

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UN denounces restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities on entry and residence of foreign academics in West Bank

09/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 9, 2022 United Nations human rights experts stressed that the new procedures for the […]

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