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2012.. Women get out to the streets While the center provides this year’s status report of Egyptian women, it faced a number of challenges the most important of it is the scarcity of information and statistics about the situation of women; Most writings expressed admiration to the Egyptian women presence or the astonishment of the size of their participation in … Continue reading →

October 2010 is the 10th anniversary of SC Res 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. There will be many efforts to promote this landmark resolution. PeaceWomen Across the Globe has created an exhibition to mark the anniversary. Women are especially concerned about war and violence. Across the globe, women actively work to find and create peaceful solutions to violent conflict. … Continue reading →

Egypt, at present, is going through a critical legal situation regarding the Constitution and the time-frame for its drafting, as we find ourselves caught between the hammer of time and the anvil of guaranteeing rights. To overcome this predicament, some constitutional experts try to mitigate this dilemma by improving the image of the 1971 Constitution and selling it to the … Continue reading →

Although there are not constitutional and legal restrictions on women’s political participation in the political parties, in the parliament, and in the government, the constitutional system and legal one have established the state of citizenship and equality in Egypt. However, there is a gap between the law of state and the law of customs and traditions in Egypt and the … Continue reading →

Committed to its goals and aims, ECWR continued to expand and diversify its activities in 2010. The improvement of the political and human status of the women in Egypt is a task that requires lots of dedication and hard work. It also requires for NGO’s and civil society actors to get together and work on innovative projects. ECWR initiated many … Continue reading →

The Campaign against Sexual Harassment in Egypt This paper examines the ECWR’s multi-faceted campaign to combat sexual harassment from 2005 to 2008. A timeline of the organization’s major events during this period is presented in Table 1. In examining the campaign mobilization, its framing of the issue, and its tactical repertoire, theoretical insight comes primarily from the literature on high-risk … Continue reading →

In this report we will focus on different laws that concern human rights and in specific women rights; The Egyptian Constitution, National Law and International Law. These are the three laws that are most important in Egypt. In Egypt, the constitution is the highest law. National law and international law are on the same level. We will enumerate what the … Continue reading →

To Protect our Children from Sexual Harassment a Series of Trainings for Teachers under the Framework of the “Safe Streets for Everyone” Campaign In order to protect our children from sexual harassment and to raise awareness in schools of teachers and parents, ECWR held its first training for teachers on September 12- 22, 2012 for 39 male and female teachers … Continue reading →

To Protect our Children from Sexual Harassment nine Training for Teachers Under the Framework of the “Safe Streets for Everyone” Campaign In order to protect our children from sexual harassment and to raise awareness in schools of teachers and parents, ECWR held its Nine training for teachers on November 30- 1 December , 2012 for 23 male and female teachers … Continue reading →

In collaboration with the UN Women, ECWR held a roundtable event on the 2nd of December, 2012 at the Pyramisa Hotel entitled “Women’s Situation in the New Constitution … Rights Not Promises.” 97 participants attended the roundtable, with different affiliations from the following organizations: First: Representatives of Political Parties: The Socialist Party, the Liberal Egyptians, the Liberals, the Party of … Continue reading →