Egyptian civil society
The difficulty of inhabiting a woman’s body!
Opinion
July 13, 2020
The difficulty of inhabiting a woman’s body!
A satellite channel conducted a funny, yet bitter experiment. A young man dressed himself up in loose women’s clothing and…
Egypt’s top court bans Social Solidarity Minister from dissolving NGOs
Egypt
June 3, 2018
Egypt’s top court bans Social Solidarity Minister from dissolving NGOs
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled on Saturday that it will not grant the Minister of Social Solidarity the…
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
An international rights group has warned of a new Egyptian bill to regulate civil society, saying that the proposed law…
US denounces Egypt’s ‘worsening’ climate for free assembly
Egypt
December 24, 2013
US denounces Egypt’s ‘worsening’ climate for free assembly
The United States Monday denounced Egypt’s “worsening climate” for peaceful protests, the day after three activists were jailed for organizing…
Freedom House: Draft NGO law more restrictive than previous one
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Freedom House: Draft NGO law more restrictive than previous one
Freedom House has expressed its concern over the Shura Council’s draft NGO law, saying it is more restrictive than the…
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt's government on Sunday denied accusations from human rights groups that it was trying to smother some of the ruling…
Clinton blasts Egypt for pressuring civil society
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Clinton blasts Egypt for pressuring civil society
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concern about the state of democracy and human rights in Egypt while speaking…
Civil society takes lead in solid waste management
Environment
March 16, 2010
Civil society takes lead in solid waste management
Solid-waste management is the system for controlling, handling and disposing of solid waste to reduce it to the smallest volume…