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Justice in Egypt received a blow to its essence when the general assembly refused to allow judges of the State Council (Administrative Courts) the option to appoint women to judiciary positions. 380 members participated in the vote. 334 members refused the option to appoint women while 43 agreed to allow women in these positions and 4 members abstained from voting. … Continue reading →

Under the auspices of Mr. Adel Labib, the Governor of Alexandria, on the occasion of the summer’s beginning, in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and in coordination with the Women and Development Society in Alexandria, ECWR has organized an awareness day for youth This awareness day targets a large number of youth in order to discuss ways … Continue reading →

The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights condemns the Israeli raid on the Freedom Flotilla that killed 9 civilians and injured 60. The flotilla consisted of 6 ships; two of them were cargo ships. The flotilla was carrying thousands of tons of aid to Gaza which has been subjected to an Israeli blockade since 2007. It left from the coast of … Continue reading →

Egyptian Security Services made laudable efforts to confront and control public sexual harassment phenomenon in the feast; they are resulted in: Cairo Security Directorate monitored 87 cases of harassment in Bulaq Aboualala, Qaser El Nile and Giza. Within the continuous harassments that face girls during days of feasts, the prosecutor of Bulaq Aboualala received on Saturday (the 3rd day of … Continue reading →

ECWR is following up the nomination of women and presenting and completing all papers. ECWR monitored the progress of 7,000 male and female candidates to compete in the People’s Assembly elections of 2010. The National Democratic Party nominated 69 female candidates to quota seats out of 992 candidates in the electoral colleges. Three female candidates were nominated in the individual … Continue reading →

The controversial mock presidential elections held by the youth of the Muslim Brotherhood in order to form an Islamic government that works as a model of administrating the state under a civil Islamic government. The elections became controversial when the idea was raise to nominate a woman for the presidency. Moreover, the administration of the “Muslim Brotherhood’s Youth Forum,” which … Continue reading →

Why Are We Here? One of sexual harassment publications that were distributed at the May 18th, 2007 event in Sakyat El-Saway Culture Wheel. It contains stories about women who experienced harassment, a summary of ECWR’s campaign activities and objectives, background information on the beginning of the sexual harassment campaign, and what have to do if you are harassed. TAKE ACTION … Continue reading →

تمر مصر الآت بموقف قانوني متأزم فيما يتعلق بالدستور والمدي الزمني المقرر للإنتهاء من كتابته، حيث نجد أنفسنا ما بين مطرقة الوقت وسندان ضمان الحقوق وللخروج من هذا المأزق يحاول بعض الخبراء الدستوريين التخفيف من تأزم الموقف بتجميل وتسويق دستور 1971 مدعين أن الأبواب الأربع الأولي لا تحتاج إلي جهد كبير وأن ما نحن بحاجة إليه هو تنظيم صلاحيات رئيس … Continue reading →