harassment
Adviser: Presidency receives harassment draft law
Egypt
March 29, 2014
Adviser: Presidency receives harassment draft law
Presidency received the draft law on harassment from the National Council for Women, Sekina Fouad, presidential adviser to women affairs,…
NCW: Harassment cases in Tahrir organized systematically
Egypt
January 27, 2014
NCW: Harassment cases in Tahrir organized systematically
Fatma Khafagy of the National Center for Women (NCW) has said that the the harassment of girls during the 25…
Anti-harassment group reports 23 harassment cases during Eid
Egypt
October 17, 2013
Anti-harassment group reports 23 harassment cases during Eid
Two cases of mass harassment occurred during the Eid al-Adha holiday, according to a Thursday report by an anti-harassment group.In…
Morsy era Culture Minister interrogated for indecency
Culture
September 2, 2013
Morsy era Culture Minister interrogated for indecency
Morsy era Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz was referred by the administrative prosecution to the Prosecutor General for interrogation on…
Sexual harassment prevails in Tahrir Square
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Sexual harassment prevails in Tahrir Square
The final report of the Force Against Harassment group, issued Monday, said collective sexual harassment incidents during protests took place…
Popular committees in Tahrir protecting women from harassment
Egypt
June 30, 2013
Popular committees in Tahrir protecting women from harassment
Popular Committees organizing the protests in Tahrir Square have allocated some space to female protesters near Mohamed Mahmoud Street to…
Journalist considers legal action over ‘harassment’ from minister
Egypt
April 14, 2013
Journalist considers legal action over ‘harassment’ from minister
A female Egyptian journalist said she is considering legal action against Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud over his response to…
Al-Nadeem center says its activists face intimidation campaign
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Al-Nadeem center says its activists face intimidation campaign
Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence said many of its female activists have received obscene messages and threats…
Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment
Security authorities in Cairo and Suez said they arrested 541 people during Eid al-Adha based on investigations of harrassment in…
Morsy meets with interior minister over sexual harassment
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Morsy meets with interior minister over sexual harassment
President Mohamed Morsy met with Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin on Tuesday to discuss security and ways to address widespread…