Latest in Tag: NGOs Highlight
Latest in Tag: NGOs
Ministry of Health announces state of emergency after freezing assets of NGOs
The ministry says it is able to compensate for halted NGO health services
NGOs reel from frozen assets
The Cabinet announces “the aid to the poor has not stopped”
NGOs and movements condemn violations faced by refugees from Syria
Joint statement released highlighting arrests, detentions, and deportation of refugees in Egypt
Law firm holds seminar to discuss NGO foreign funding
EOHR head says new NGO Law will be submitted to the Cabinet in three weeks
NGOs call for the right to adequate housing
NGOs say millions of people currently live in over 1,000 informal settlements
Draft Protest Law creates permanent state of emergency: NGOs
Egyptian organisations say protests need political and social solutions instead of security ones
NGOs discuss human rights situation in Egypt
Two NGOs presented the UN Human Rights Council with a joint statement on human rights while head of the EOHR discussed reforms in the security sector
Prosecution denies investigation into WikiLeaks US funding claims
No investigation into 35 activists for receiving foreign funding, says prosecution
30 NGOs call for a new constitution
Various organisations warned of the dangers of amending the 2012 constitution
âNGO draft law and verdict is a major setback to democracyâ
The Masr Alhureyya Party concerned over future of civil society in Egypt
US concerned by âlegislative restrictionsâ in draft NGO law
State department spokesperson says restrictions in current NGO draft law could damage Egyptâs international image
NSF accuses Brotherhood of attempting to repress civil society through NGO law
The opposition front claims the Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to prevent investigations into human rights abuses under Morsiâs presidency
![âI have met today with [Al-Dostour Party Chairman] Mohamed ElBaradei and [Al-Wafd Party Chairman] El-Sayed El-Badawi to exchange points of view regarding the current political situation,â El-Katatni said (File Photo)(AFP-Photo)](https://www.dailynewssegypt.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2-5-afp-Saad-al-Katatni-300x191.jpg "El-Katatny promises a torture-free Egypt 8")
El-Katatny promises a torture-free Egypt
NGO appeal to the UN claims spike in human rights violations
Freedom House concerned NGO law âwould decimate civil societyâ
International organisation calls on Egyptian presidency to wait for a fully elected parliament to discuss the law
Street children: What they are not
We see them everywhere. They beg, they clean cars, they fight in the street. We see mothers with their babies and babies without their mothers. We see them in wheelchairs, sitting on the ground, leaning on our cars. Begging, touching us. Asking us to help them, for the love of God. We see them sleeping in the street, under a blanket, on a piece of cardboard. Sometimes, we mistake them for a pile of garbage. They are everywhere, all day, all night. We call them street children and most of us have never exchanged a single word with them.
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
NGO trial verdict set for 4 June
Over 40 people are accused of receiving illegal foreign funding
NGO concerned over human rights in Egypt
As the Shura Council discusses the draft law regulating NGOs, the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights expressed fears and concerns over human rights
Amidst the chaos, a really bad NGO law is about to be enacted
 By Robert Becker In a year that has been dominated so far by gruesome images of police brutality, horrific gang rape, curfew-busting protests, controversial court decisions, and ineffectual leadership by all Egyptian political forces, it is easy to understand how this 31 January headline caught no oneâs attention: Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet …
Egyptâs women will not back down
Women protesters say they will continue carrying out their national duties despite increasing reports of sexual harassment and rape during protests
Morsy pledges partnership with civil society
President Morsy met with 40 civil society organisations and promised increased government cooperation
The referendum of shame
It is finally here, the big event the Muslim Brotherhood has been eagerly waiting for. The constitutional referendum is finally taking place as this column is being written. There is no question that this referendum is indeed a historic moment that will be remembered. However, while I confess to the referendum being a historic event, …
NGOs reject Morsyâs constitutional declaration
Morsy statement not a constitutional declaration, but an administrative decision, say NGOs
The nationalisation of Egyptâs civil society
The legal framework governing civil society organisations is restrictive, discussions continue to create a new law but consensus seems unlikely
From the other side: The issue of the civil society is a different story
In Mid-March of 2011, 60 civil society organisations submitted a draft law pertaining to the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under then Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, while Dr Gouda Abdul Khaleq was in charge of the ministry of social solidarity. They waited for a date for a discussion of the new law, which included protecting …
Protection sought for political and non-governmental organisations
Rights groups offer alternatives to law outlined this week by PM Qandil
The fight for justice continues in Egypt
Movements created to help military detainees work together
Government instates 15% raise for non-public sector employees
By Mahmoud Salah El-Din The government has instituted a 15% salary raise for the employees of the private sector, non-governmental organisations, and private institutions as of July 1. The raise followed issuance of law 82 of 2012. Refaat Hassan, Minister of Manpower, said the award was decided following the annual bonus negotiation meeting, held on …
NGOs say change will be gradual
By Marwa Al-A’asar Over eight weeks after former president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, the laws governing some 26,000 civil society organizations operating in Egypt are still being fiercely debated. Civil society groups, including a variety of non-governmental organizations (NGO) have always complained of the restrictions imposed on them by the government. Both local and international …