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News and Press Release in English on Egypt about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Apr 2023 by Amnesty

Egypt: Independent civil society organizations at risk of closure after non-governmental organization (NGO) deadline passes

The new women's movement that has grown since the revolution does not necessarily identify as feminist but is reaching into the Egyptian heartlands

Immediate international action is needed to protect Egypt's independent human rights movement, said human rights groups after authorities threatened to dissolve Egyptian civil society organisations unregistered under the repressive law.

  >> Mona El-Naggar, Yousur Al-Hlou and Aliza Aufrichtig, The New York Times  Published: 07 Jul 2021 11:39 AM BdST Updated: 07 Jul 2021 11:39 AM BdST Women, with red paint on their bodies to symbolise blood, protest against sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo June 14, 2014, after a woman was sexually assaulted by a mob. REUTERS They were either arrested for speaking out or had gone to the authorities to report a crime. "); } In each case, they said, they were sexually abused by the officials sworn to protect them. Whether they are victims of crimes, witnesses or the ac...