sexual harassment
Female call center employees face daily nightmares
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Female call center employees face daily nightmares
"Your voice is warm, I will drop by the company with my car to meet you." These were the last…
Anti-harassment campaign: 223 cases during Eid
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Anti-harassment campaign: 223 cases during Eid
A campaign against sexual harassment has recorded 223 cases of sexual harassment in Cairo during the three days of the…
Anti-harassment volunteers recount security inaction
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Anti-harassment volunteers recount security inaction
While the vast majority of Egyptian youths tend to spend the days of the holy Eid al-Fitr feast with family…
Iniatitve: Rise in verbal harassment incidents, no mob harassment on 2nd day of Eid
Egypt
July 19, 2015
Iniatitve: Rise in verbal harassment incidents, no mob harassment on 2nd day of Eid
The level of verbal harassment in Downtown Cairo on Saturday rose to "unprecedented levels", while there were no incidents of…
‘Pink taxis’ promise Egyptian women comfy rides without fear of sexual harassment
Life & Style
June 16, 2015
‘Pink taxis’ promise Egyptian women comfy rides without fear of sexual harassment
Dina, a housewife who lives in Cairo, says she often shies away from taking public transportation – or taxis driven…
UN Women, ENACTUS organize competition for anti-violence projects
Egypt
May 13, 2015
UN Women, ENACTUS organize competition for anti-violence projects
UN Women and world entrepreneurship development organization ENACTUS organized on May 11 in Cairo a second competition for projects aimed at combating…
Report: Harassment declines on streets, grows in schools, universities
Egypt
April 28, 2015
Report: Harassment declines on streets, grows in schools, universities
The number of sexual harassment complaints in Egypt declined between December 25 and April 18, compared to a hike in…
Shoft Taharosh suggests reformatory prison for sexual abusers
Egypt
April 16, 2015
Shoft Taharosh suggests reformatory prison for sexual abusers
Shoft Taharosh (I Saw Harassment), a pressure group that works on monitoring and reporting sexual harassment, has suggested creating a…
Shoft Taharosh: Sexual harassment rates in downtown Cairo declined on Easter
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Shoft Taharosh: Sexual harassment rates in downtown Cairo declined on Easter
This year's Sham al-Nessim holiday has seen a marked decline in sexual harassment against women reported in downtown Cairo, although…
Teacher who sexually harassed blind student referred to trial
Egypt
April 8, 2015
Teacher who sexually harassed blind student referred to trial
Daqahlia prosecution referred a teacher at a blinds school on Wednesday to a criminal court over charges of sexually harassing one…