Latest in Tag: NGOs Highlight
Latest in Tag: NGOs
HRW calls on Egyptian authorities to drop charges against lawyer El-Borai
The lawyer was summoned for interrogation six times over proposing an anti-torture bill
Rights violations: two years of the unprecedented
I do not think that Egypt has ever seen such a decline or attack on human rights as the human rights movement has witnessed during the first two years of Al-Sisi’s rule, Eid says
Prosecution of human rights lawyer continues over anti-torture bill
A National Security officer testified against Negad El-Borai, accusing him of illegally receiving foreign funds and aiming to distort Egypt’s image, says local media
CIHRS head of programmes banned from travel over investigations in ‘NGOs foreign funding’ case
Zarea’ was on his way to Tunisia when he was stopped by airport security
Court postpones ‘NGOs foreign funding’ case to 17 July
The defendants requested the case files in order to review and prepare their defence
Maat calls on cabinet to interfere, follow up on ministry performance with NGOs
The organisation will apologise to the Anna Lindh Foundation as it is unable to receive the agreed funding due to ministry “intransigence”
Friedrich-Nauman country director confirms regional office transfer was organisation’s decision
The organisation decided to transfer its regional office from Cairo to Amman
At least 300 protestors detained during Monday’s protests: NGOs
Police representatives reject the term “detention”, could not confirm the number of detainees, sources say
Court postpones for third time ruling on lawsuit to freeze Bahgat and Eid’s assets
Three other defendants are now involved in the case
A civil society stifled by National Security interference: an interview with Gamal Eid
The ANHRI director noted that the reopening of the NGOs’ foreign funding case targets organisations work on documenting and criticising the state’s violations on human rights
State-affiliated figures deny security intervention in new NGOs law
The NCHR urged the Ministry of Social Solidarity “to start new page with civil society”, says council member
NGO funding case and Egyptian state impunity: interview with Hossam Bahgat
20 April will be a strong indicator in predicting the outcome of the 2011 case, says Bahgat
Amnesty calls for urgent action against recent crackdown on NGOs
Several human rights defenders were subject to investigations, travel ban, assets freeze
El Nadeem Centre witnesses second abrupt closure attempt
“Officials suddenly showed up, refused to show an official order, and in turn we would not leave,” says Aida Seif El-Dawla
The foreign funding phobia: facts and myths
Of all the concepts in the Egyptian political dictionary, foreign funding is regarded as the most defamatory. The term has been used as a background to any political movement, legitimate public outcry, or even political signals coming from abroad. The debate around the “NGOs foreign funding” case is not the first of its kind. Shortly …
Court renews detention of ‘Youth of 25 January’ defendants for 15 days
Four defendants were earlier released, remaining six are still in detention
Russia claims Turkish NGOs are ‘main supplier’ of extremists in Syria
Russia has accused Turkey of using three humanitarian organizations to funnel weapons and supplies to IS and other jihadist groups in Syria. Moscow also called for Turkey close the porous border to extremists.
Swiss-based NGO criticises human rights conditions in Egypt since July 2013
Perpetrators of human rights violations not charged or prosecuted, amid assurance from the Ministry of Interior that violators face legal prosecution, says report
Maat accused in foreign funding case, claims ministry denied it finances
Three NCHR lawyers’ members will attend investigations with local NGOs that are involved in the foreign funding case
Academics stand in solidarity with Nazra for Feminist Studies
125 academics expressed their support for the organisation amid the reopening of the 2011 “NGOs’ foreign funds” case
15 NGOs sign statement in solidarity with Nazra
The statement demanded that NCHR attend the investigation session on 29 March
Five international institutions critical of human rights conditions in Egypt in March
‘Foreign claims motivated by own interests, not protection of human rights’ says Egyptian Foreign Ministry
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Egypt to cease repression of NGOs
Hossam Bahgat and Gamal Eid have clearly not committed any crime by international standards, says high commissioner
7 NGOs sue Al-Sisi and interior minister demanding closure of Al-Aqrab prison
The lawsuit contested the president and the minister and demanded the closure of the prison that is located within the Tora prison complex in southern Cairo
Germany concerned about ‘repression’ of human rights NGOs in Egypt
Respect for human rights, a free civil society prerequisites for sustainable stability, German Foreign Ministry
Despite escalating crackdown, NGOs still demand safe environment for work
Judge Hesham Abdel Meguid issued a media gag on the reopened 2011 NGOs’ foreign funding case
Orchestrated assault: Rights NGOs condemn reopening foreign funding case
Timing of the attack suggests it is punishment for engaging with OHCHR, and the UN secretary-general, according to 17 organisations
Nazra receives summons for investigation
The NGO is summoned in the reopened “NGO foreign funds” case from 2011
US concerned over reopening case against NGOs in Egypt
Restrictions on civil society will produce neither stability nor security, says Kerry
NGOs call for security forces to cease violence against women
Stories of violations against women flooded social media, particularly those concerning the “virginity tests” and unreleased investigation results