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Latest in Tag: organisations
Egypt dissolves 169 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated NGOs
Decision is tragic for Egyptians struggling to provide for themselves, says Brotherhood spokesperson
Human rights groups calls for ‘presidential palace’ trial defendants amnesty
Defendants handed two year sentences and two years of parole, after appealing earlier sentence of three years
State Council approves ‘terrorist entities’ draft law
The law tasks prosecutors with making two lists, one for terrorist entities and the other for leaders, members, and founders
Who cares about Animal Rights?
“Animal rights are of no concern to me until human rights are abided by” is the opinion of many, if not most, Egyptians. But what if people knew that sexual harassers, serial killers and child abusers all started off as animal offenders? Animal rights are an integrated part of human rights, as violence is a …
President receives draft Protest Law
Majority support issuing Terrorism and Protest bills: Baseera
Draft Protest Law creates permanent state of emergency: NGOs
Egyptian organisations say protests need political and social solutions instead of security ones
NGOs: 101 sexual assault cases in Tahrir Square since Friday
26 new cases of sexual assault on Tuesday; groups describe official reaction to assault cases as “new low”
Rights groups condemn jail sentence for Coptic lawyer
Groups warn of increasing number of contempt of religion cases, calling it a means of suppressing personal beliefs
Civil society organisations brace for referendum fraud
Groups say National Council for Human Rights is compromised and monopolising referendum monitoring
Government studies new law to regulate foreign capital
By Ibrahim El-Masry Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf Al-Arabi said the government is considering drafting a new law to regulate the flow of foreign capital to Egypt whether in investments or funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Speaking during a public session of the Shura Council that tackled the issue of foreign grants and …