The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the death of political detainee Omar Al‑Farouk Ahmed Abdullah while attending his trial session before the Samalout Criminal Court. According to the information […]
On 29 November 2025, the Supreme State Security Prosecution – SSSP referred Case No. 2469/2023 (State Security Registry), registered as No. 7445/2025 (State Security Felonies), and known in the media as the “Palestine Demonstrations Case,” to the Criminal Court. The case involves 14 defendants. The referral comes in c…
PRESS RELEASE The Hague, Netherlands, 3 DECEMBER 2025 On 1 December 2025, German authorities surrendered Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, also known as “Al-Booti,” to the International Criminal Court (ICC). His transfer marks the first time a wanted suspect has been brought before the Court since the investigation in the…
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) strongly condemns the referral of dozens of lawyers and other human rights defenders in Egypt to criminal courts on the grounds of activities related to their professional or human rights work. While many of these lawyers face charges solely for exercising their legal right t…
The International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor plans to conclude its investigation in the Libya Situation by early 2026. Refugees in Libya and ECCHR urge the OTP to keep investigations open and address key accountability gaps, especially for crimes against migrants and refugees and for the role of EU and …
The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has monitored the Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt referring a number of human rights defenders from Al-Sharqia Governorate, in the eastern Nile Delta, to […]
Press Release The “Committee for Justice” (CFJ) has documented the referral of Sameh Zakaria, an employee at the Ambulance Authority, to the State Security Criminal Court after surpassing the […]
The “Committee for Justice” stated that it is following with deep concern and condemnation the continued systematic violations perpetrated by the Egyptian authorities against lawyer, human rights defender, and former […]
26 November 2024The Criminal Court (Second Circuit Terrorism) renewed Mohamed Sherif Abdel-Alim Rifai’s detention for 45 days pending investigations in case no. 3434 of 2024, Supreme State Security. Rifai was arrested on July 12, 2024, after being st
Press release Geneva – August 12, 2024 On Wednesday, August 7th, the Court of Appeals in Tunis decided to refer journalist Mohamed Bou Ghalb to the criminal court at […]