sexual harassment
Trial of 12 sexual harassers to start on 25 June
Egypt
June 22, 2014
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
June 15, 2014
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
June 14, 2014
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
June 9, 2014
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
April 16, 2014
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
March 22, 2014
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
November 12, 2013
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
August 3, 2013
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
July 10, 2013
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
July 3, 2013
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…