Latest in Tag: NGO Highlight
Latest in Tag: NGO
Syria pro-regime militia kills reconciliation team: NGO
Regime-authorised reconciliation teams have sprung up across Syria, working on grassroots mediation and negotiated truces in various areas.
Subcommittee hearing in DC: tolerance for NGO verdicts “next to nil”
Members of Congress and civil society heads call Egypt’s transition a “mess,” lobby Morsi for pardons for convicted NGO workers
NGO trial verdicts must be contested in legal context: Darrag
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Amr Darrag blames certain “schemes” for exacerbating crises
US condemns NGO case verdict
US Secretary of State John Kerry says verdict politically motivated
Convictions in NGO trial ‘a disgrace’
Guilty verdicts and prison sentences in NGO trial draw international condemnation
All defendants in NGO foreign funding case found guilty
Sentences range between one year and five years in addition to 1,000 EGP fine
Ministry responds to US criticism of NGO law
The US State Department said the law ‘still imposes significant government controls and restrictions on the activities and funding of civic groups’
Morsi launches ‘Takamol’ Conference for Developmental and Charity Foundations
NGO law is first law to be presented by president to Shura Council
NGOs oppose European bank’s plan to fund oil drilling in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development proposes a $40m loan for Kuwait Energy to drill for oil
AFTE: current student elections system led to some problems
The NGO released a detailed report on the 2013 student elections
Ahmed Fahmi: NGO law fears unfounded
Shura Council President rejects suggestions that proposed law threatens future of civil society organisations
US concerned NGO draft law will weaken civil society
Acting deputy spokesperson of US State Department is concerned the draft law will make Egypt’s government less accountable
Short takes
1 Egyptian revolutionaries suffer from the silly habit of always getting sucked into fighting in side-battles, and the latest batch of laws coming out of the Shura Council are a prime example. Whether the new NGO law, the new protest law, or the new judiciary law, the different groups are each fighting to apply …
Parties and NGOs call for the release of the public budget
Political groups and civil society organizations call on Shura Council to refrain from making any decision regarding 2013-2014 budget before a public discussion
Shura Council committee discusses second version NGO draft law
The law has been the subject of criticism from UN experts as well as the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights
International concern over human rights after violence across Egypt
US State Department, European Neighbourhood Policy and Freedom House make recommendations to Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood becomes an NGO
The move is seen as a deterrent to possible attacks on the Brotherhood headquarters on Friday
ECESR releases report on Mansoura clashes
Report: One dead and 127 detained after clashes between protesters, police and Muslim Brotherhood members
Pharaonic and psychedelic design wins
Ink uses modern adaptations of traditional patterns on Egyptian stationary
Egypt to aid Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon says NGOs will provide aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Hundreds killed in Syria police academy battle: NGO
The UK-based group said at least 120 army troops were among those killed in the battle for one of the regime’s last remaining bastions in the west of Aleppo province. On Sunday alone, rebels had killed more than 34 troops at the facility.
BuSSy empowers women through theatre
“BuSSy is a project intended to empower women and raise awareness about women’s issues through creative means,” says BuSSy Facebook page
US ambassador: Egypt “needs much more” to complete democratic transition
Patterson outlines what is needed to complete Egypt’s transition
Fair Trade Egypt
FTE collaborates with other NGOs to educate different groups of artisans and increase political awareness and medical support.
Lawyers call for reviewing emergency law
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre argue that the emergency law is unconstitutional
NCHR to manage the process of observing the referendum
The council demands all organisations willing to observe the referendum to sign up for permission
The proliferation of women initiatives
After the revolution, strolling around the streets of Cairo, Alexandria, Mansoura or other big cities is never boring. Now like never before, you might run into marches, graffiti, posters and video projection that women political parties, groups and activists hold. Women activists have created many initiatives and campaigns to campaign for their rights. Daily News Egypt speaks to some of these emerging initiatives, their goals and activities, evaluates their impact and what it takes for them to reach their aims.
Disability in Egypt
How a new governmental institution hopes to reduce the stigma of disability
Saving the south of Egypt’s coast
The 3Alganoob programme is slated to start in April 2013 and will involve a conference, a workshop and other activities.
Human rights NGOs barred and boycotted EU discussions
Ministry of Foreign Affairs blamed for intervening