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Sexual harassment bill promises harsher penalties
Egypt

Sexual harassment bill promises harsher penalties

The Justice Ministry is preparing a draft law to counter sexual harassment in workplaces and domestic situations in accordance with…
Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students
Egypt

Al-Azhar investigates allegations professor touched students

  Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations related to unspecified sexual harassment within Al-Azhar…
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
Egypt

NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives

Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…
PM asks NCW to draft bill fighting violence against women
Egypt

PM asks NCW to draft bill fighting violence against women

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil asked the National Council for Women to quickly finish drafting a law to protect women from…
Women march against sexual harassment
Egypt

Women march against sexual harassment

A march for hundreds of women arrived at Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the Egyptian revolution that toppled former President…
Public Prosecution orders Tahrir rape investigation
Egypt

Public Prosecution orders Tahrir rape investigation

The Public Prosecution has ordered an immediate investigation into the rape of a woman in Tahrir Square during demonstrations on…
Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it
Opinion

Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it

Trigger warning: This post contains accounts of sexual violence.A woman was sexually assaulted with a bladed weapon on Friday night,…
Religious leaders banish Coptic man accused of sexual assault
Egypt

Religious leaders banish Coptic man accused of sexual assault

Church leaders in a Qena village agreed to banish a Coptic man accused of sexually assaulting a Muslim girl in…
India rape accused seek trial, plead not guilty
World

India rape accused seek trial, plead not guilty

Three of the men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student in a moving bus will plead not guilty…
Two school officials dead following alleged rape of first grader
Egypt

Two school officials dead following alleged rape of first grader

Family members of a first grade student are suspected of murdering his school principal and an administrator Wednesday morning in…
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