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Monday, 01 February 2010 |
The Egyptian Center for Women's Rights in cooperation with Al Mostaqbal Association and in coordination with the Women's Issues Committee of The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs held a seminar to discuss underage marriage … as a form of women trafficking, it was held on Wednesday, January 27th 2010 in Pyramisa Hotel – Dokki at 11:00 am, 150 jurists, media professionals, NGOs, scientists, clergy and legislative men, and representatives of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs participated. | |  | |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 February 2010 )
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 January 2010 )
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
ECWR received the news that 30 men and women activists were detained on Friday 15/1/2010. We are deeply saddened and appalled by the worsening state of freedom in Egypt, where there are repeated violations against women and human rights activists, reminding us of the atrocious events of the "Black Referendum" Day of 2005 in which women's rights activists and journalism activists were assaulted by security forces. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 January 2010 )
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
In a recent study published by the Ministry of Family and Population, three districts of the “6th of October” governorate were analyzed, which revealed that the rate of underage marriage has reached 74%. The study –published by The Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)- also showed that the number of underage marriage cases of Egyptian women has increased to 40,000 women and that their subsequent children total around 150,000. The overall percentage rate of underage marriage in Egypt is 11%. | |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 January 2010 )
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 |
ECWR organized an awareness event as part of the Sexual Harassment program “Making Streets Street Safe for All" for 150 ladies at the Kortam Cultural Forum in Maadi. The event took place on Wednesday, December 30th from 11:00am to 02:00pm. | | | |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 January 2010 )
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Sunday, 03 January 2010 |
| | ECWR conducted a civil society Cadre School program entitled "Josoor" after which we held a closing ceremony for the graduates at El Sa'eed Association in Daher on Tuesday, December 29th. All of the program's students attended the event as well as a number of the participating NGOs from the program. The program and | |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 January 2010 )
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