Latest in Tag: ECESR Highlight
Latest in Tag: ECESR

About 1,736 protests took place this year: ECESR
Protests by labour movements were most frequent

Floatation decision may increase poverty rates in Egypt to unprecedented levels: ECESR
Inflation will not decrease to 20% by the end of this year, as it could increase up to 30% by the middle of next year, according to the report

Rights groups condemn treatment of detained 6 April Youth Movement coordinator
Amr Ali is one of many of the groupâs activists who is behind bars

IMF policies designed for short-term relief will have adverse long-term effects: ECESR
While the IMF and World Bank loansâ policies are questioned by ECESR, they have been encouraged by chartered financial analysts

Kowla villagersâ lives deteriorate as government builds New Akhmim City
In a recent study, ECESR said about 1,000 people are directly affected by the development process

Doctors Syndicate, NCHR request to visit detained lawyer Malek Adly
âHis lawyers are denied visits by prosecution authorities,â states wife

Rights lawyer Malek Adlyâs health reportedly worsening in solitary confinement
Despite the lawyer continuing to suffer inhumane conditions, the court will not formally address his complaints until 5 September

Malek Adly files lawsuit to retrieve violated rights
Adly has been placed in solitary confinement since arrest

Court refers independent trade unions case to Constitutional Court
Unionist lawyers contested the constitutionality of the Trade Union Law

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

NGOs issue statement to provide direction on human rights as parliament convenes for first time
NGOs call for specific legal amendments on rights, freedoms, justice, equality, and religious tolerance among others

Lack of transparency, awareness curbs civil-society action
Environmental issues are often perceived as a luxury, says researcher

Egyptian researcher detained pending investigation
Prosecution accused Alexandrani of belonging to an outlawed group, promoting that groupâs interests, publishing false news and spreading rumours intentionally with the aim of terrorising people.

State Council approves appeal on NGOs law
ECESR appealed against articles in the law governing NGOs and civil society

Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers are published, says military source

Counter measures to threats should respect rights, rule of law: Rights groups
Extensive analysis and reactions by different groups continue amid tense political climate following Barakatâs killing
Halting capital gains tax blow for social justice: ECESR
Government continues to pursue same polices undertaken by NDP, by favouring interests of investors and businessmen over those of citizens, the statement read

Fabricated charges, arbitrary suspensions in âmonth of labourâ: ECESRÂ
Suspended journalists are set to form an âAssociation for Suspended Journalistsâ through which they could voice their demands
58 entities, 44 human rights defenders in solidarity with 17 Al-Sabbagh case defendants
Suspects face protest charges, include three eyewitnesses

Protest, investment and BP: Egypt is open for business but not for accountability
With billions of dollars of investment due to flood Egypt, we look at how the government has introduced new legislation to silence citizensâ voices of dissent
15-year-old brother arrested in case of 9-year-old facing military trial
It is unclear whether the minor will be included on charges to face a military tribunal

Security violence has reached ‘unprecedented levels’: EIPR
Rights groups hold interior ministry accountable for deaths at Air Defence Stadium

Egyptâs judiciary â by the government, for the government
In turn, Head of the Supreme Judiciary Council Judge Mohamed Abdelrahim said the president stood by judges against âattempts of intervention from some countries that wanted to comment on some verdicts they didnât like and asked not to enforce themâ.
Activists, lawyers mock member accused of ‘liking’ Facebook page
Member of 6 April released, court to issue verdict 8 February

Minor rockslide following evacuation in Manshiyet Nasser
âWe forced people out to save their lives,â says official
2 protesters killed during Morsiâs rule officially recognised as ârevolution martyrsâ
Rights group supports families access to martyrsâ fund

Human Rights Watch denounces Al-Sisi’s decree allowing military trials for civilians
The law represents âanother nail in the coffin of justice in Egyptâ, says programme director

Dutch-Flemish Institute hosts lecture on âEnvironmental Justiceâ
Poor people are more vulnerable to negative effects of environmental problems

ECESR files appeal against decision forcing taxi drivers to provide bank statements
According to traffic law, taxi owners are not obliged to submit bank statements in order to renew their licenses, ECESR says
NGOs express concern over lawyers’ working conditions
13 Egyptian NGOs release joint statement condemning abuses against lawyers