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Trial of 12 sexual harassers to start on 25 June
Egypt

Trial of 12 sexual harassers to start on 25 June

Cairo Appeal Court set 25 June for the trial of 12 suspects involved in five cases of sexual harassment incidents…
Case against two sexual harassment defendants adjourned to 22 June
Egypt

Case against two sexual harassment defendants adjourned to 22 June

On Sunday, Heliopolis Misdemeanor Court adjourned the trial of two young men charged with sexually harassing girls in Heliopolis last…
13 referred to criminal trial over Tahrir sexual assault
Egypt

13 referred to criminal trial over Tahrir sexual assault

General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat has referred 13 suspects to a criminal trial for involvement in sexually assaulting and raping women…
Judges: Publishing picture of harassed girl a crime punishable by law
Egypt

Judges: Publishing picture of harassed girl a crime punishable by law

Chancellor Abdel Sattar Imam, head of the Criminal Court, said that publishing pictures and names of harassed girls on social…
FIDH: sexual harassment in Egypt continues, no single perpetrator brought to justice
Egypt

FIDH: sexual harassment in Egypt continues, no single perpetrator brought to justice

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned against sexual harassment and assault against women in Egypt.
Cairo University spokesperson: President’s statement on sexual harassment incident was misunderstood
Egypt

Cairo University spokesperson: President’s statement on sexual harassment incident was misunderstood

Gaber Nassar, university president, issued a statement that has been misunderstood over a sexual harassment incindent on campus, Cairo University…
Egypt worst country for women in the Arab world
Egypt

Egypt worst country for women in the Arab world

Egypt is the worst country for women in the Arab world, closely followed by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen,…
Natives most frequent sexual harassers in Saudi Arabia: media
Egypt

Natives most frequent sexual harassers in Saudi Arabia: media

Native Saudi Arabians are the most frequent culprits in sexual harassment cases in the Gulf kingdom, a local newspaper has…
UN Women calls for firmer stance on sexual harassment
Egypt

UN Women calls for firmer stance on sexual harassment

A United Nations women's rights group has expressed concern over reports of increasing cases of sexual harassment against women in…
HRW: At least 91 cases of sexual harassment in Tahrir Square
Egypt

HRW: At least 91 cases of sexual harassment in Tahrir Square

Cairo's Tahrir Square has seen over 91 cases of sexual harassment since before the outbreak of 30 June protests, according…
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