Date of source: Thursday, December 17, 2020
In an unexpected move, the defense team for the suspects accused of harassing and assaulting “Bassant,” otherwise known as the “Mīt Ghamr girl,” has asked for “compromising” videos of her from her neighbors and other people in the city on the condition that they do not include any inappropriate or...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has launched a campaign to write about human rights violations women experience in prison. The campaign called “They are in Prison” lasts from December 6 to December 8.
Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2020
The Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical, and Social Services (BLESS), the development arm of the Coptic Orthodox Church, participated in the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign for 2020.
Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2020
The National Council for Women (NCW) is preparing to issue a code of conduct for dealing with women and girls with disabilities in different aspects of life as part of its activities for the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign to end violence against women and its committee...
Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2020
The National Council for Women (NCW) thanked Pope Tawāḍrūs II for lighting St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in orange lights in solidarity with the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign to end violence against women.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
In the presence of 120 nuns and Muslim female preachers from across all of Egypt’s governorates, Dr. Māyā Mursī, president of the National Council for Women (NCW), introduced a training program called “Ambassadors of Love and Peace” that the NCW organized. The program aims to develop an action plan...
Date of source: Thursday, September 17, 2020
Four months since Tik Tok star Mina ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz was arrested, she has returned to ordinary life after undergoing psychological rehabilitation as ordered by the Public Prosecution.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The National Council for Women (NCW) praised the public prosecution and Public Prosecutor Ḥamāda al-Ṣāwī’s decision to use another measure stipulated in Article 201 of the criminal procedure code as an alternative to keeping Mina ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz in remand detention.
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2020
Both the Dār al-Iftāʾ and the Coptic Orthodox Church warned Egyptian families of the dangers of the Tik Tok app, whose users have recently been taken to court and imprisoned for “inciting immorality” and others crimes.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
The National Council for Women (NCW) praised the opening of the first shelter for victims of human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Māyā Mursī, head of the NCW, stressed that Egypt has made strenuous efforts to combat this crime.