Latest in Tag: Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights Highlight
Latest in Tag: Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights

Malek Adly files lawsuit to retrieve violated rights
Adly has been placed in solitary confinement since arrest

Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers are published, says military source

Workers demands social, not political: ECESR
Representatives from syndicates and rights lawyers discussed objections to Civil Service Law
Halting capital gains tax blow for social justice: ECESR
Government continues to pursue same polices undertaken by NDP, by favouring interests of investors and businessmen over those of citizens, the statement read

Fabricated charges, arbitrary suspensions in āmonth of labourā: ECESRĀ
Suspended journalists are set to form an āAssociation for Suspended Journalistsā through which they could voice their demands
Rights groups strongly condemn torture in Egyptian prisons
Prisoners, including Ahmed Gamal Ziada, have been subjected to torture and ill treatment inside Abu Za’abal prison
15-year-old brother arrested in case of 9-year-old facing military trial
It is unclear whether the minor will be included on charges to face a military tribunal
Rights groups express concern over Shura Council verdict
Danger that “violations on fair trials” impose on freedoms, forms a “threat” to Egyptās human rights system, rights groups says

Human Rights Watch denounces Al-Sisi’s decree allowing military trials for civilians
The law represents āanother nail in the coffin of justice in Egyptā, says programme director

Defence lawyer referred to prosecution after accusing judge of bias
Cabinet clashes trial postponed to 22 November

Coalition of NGOs rejects government plans to apply VAT
Groups claim that tax applied on all products and services could āprejudiceā rights of citizens
Egyptiansā right to clean water being violated: ECESR
Rights organisation says mass fish die-off in Rashid branch of Nile River will continue without government intervention

Shura Council detainees go on hunger strike amid claims of ātortureā
Lawyers say court decision not clear but another hearing will take place withing the next week

Workers accuse natural gas company of corruption
Shabakat workers accuse their company of misusing public funds

Administrative Court challenges referendum
Irregularities within referendum procedure have led to calls for its suspension