Abdel Ghaffar Shokr

New labor bill ready: manpower minister
Egypt

New labor bill ready: manpower minister

The third and final draft of the new labor law is ready, after holding societal dialogue sessions with employers and…
Socialist parties seek parliamentary bloc
Egypt

Socialist parties seek parliamentary bloc

Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, the president of the Popular Socialist Alliance Party, said negotiations with the Egyptian Democratic Party, Tagammu Party…
Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president
Egypt

Parliament will not last long: Socialist Popular Alliance Party president

Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, president of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party and deputy chairman of the National Council for Human Rights,…
Political parties divided over increasing parliament seats to 600
Egypt

Political parties divided over increasing parliament seats to 600

Political parties and electoral lists are divided on a proposal to increase the number of the House of Representatives' seats…
National Salvation Front: No dialogue with Morsy unless he amends Constitution
Egypt

National Salvation Front: No dialogue with Morsy unless he amends Constitution

The National Salvation Front has said it would not take part in any dialogue with President Mohamed Morsy unless he…
Human rights council members resign over Brotherhood influence
Egypt

Human rights council members resign over Brotherhood influence

The deputy head of the National Council for Human Rights Abdel Ghaffar Shokr and board member Mohamed Zaraa submitted their…
Morsy’s comments on recordings of public figures spark anger
Egypt

Morsy’s comments on recordings of public figures spark anger

President Mohamed Morsy’s claim that he possesses recordings of both enemies and supporters of the revolution were criticized by politicians…
State human rights council appointments raise concerns
Egypt

State human rights council appointments raise concerns

While dubbed mostly Islamist, the new formation of the National Human Rights Council raises critical concerns about the entity’s mandate,…
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
Egypt

Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation

The liberal Egyptian Bloc is meeting with other liberal parties in order to avoid fragmentation of votes in the second…
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