Nazra for Feminist Studies

A New Backlash on Women Human Rights Defenders on the International Day For Women

خبر

7 Mar 2023 -

Public Policies and Corona Pandemic in the MENA Region and North Africa

ورقة بحثية

11 Dec 2022 -  Introduction

Youth & Gender Equality Study

خبر

18 Jul 2022 - Under the framework of the Gender-based Education project and the partnership between Nazra for Feminist Studies and AFAQ Association, a launching of the ‘Youth and Gender-Equality” Study will take place on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at 6.00 p

Nazra for Feminist Studies parallel event within the CSW 66 session

دعوة

12 Mar 2022 -  

Statement | 8 March 2022

بيان

7 Mar 2022 - Along more than a decade, Nazra for Feminist Studies is celebrating the woman month through its annual campaign, during the period, from 8 till 16 March, this year Nazra will shed the light on the importance of learning within the journey of young feminists and women human rights defenders, as they are the main generator of any political or social mobilization and the new blood for the new waves of feminist movement, launching “Learning is Empowerment” campaign. 

Statement | 27 January 2022

بيان

27 Jan 2022 - It has been five years since the issuance of the North Cairo Criminal Court’s decision, the Sixth Circuit to freeze Nazra for Feminist Studies’ assets: movable, in-kind, liquid, and real estate possessions, preventing their usage.

Closing Statement “On Equal Basis” Campaign

بيان

10 Dec 2020 - Today is the closure of "On Equal Basis" Campaign, that was launched by the “Feminist Coalition for MENA Region Towards Beijing+ 25” on November, 25th, 2020 in the occasion of the international campaign 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, to shed the light on the discrimination against women in the Middle East and North Africa, which is an integral part of their patriarchal societies’ structure that affects the public and the private and impedes their participa

Closing Statement: "Their Journey: Why We Became Feminists"

بيان

10 Dec 2020 - On the last day of the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, Nazra for Feminist Studies is closing “Their Journey” Campaign, that was launched with the beginning of the international campaign, at November 25th, 2020 to re-highlight the lives and experiences of those who chose to combat this violence through their independent discours

Launching “On Equal Basis” Campaign

بيان

25 Nov 2020 - Based on its call to review the women’ position, their issues, their tools, and their ability to work in order to reach the international agenda by themselves not by others, as well as re-read what their different contexts are going through in terms of changes and intersection with the world, the “Feminist Coalition for MENA Region Towards Beijing 25+” will go - within the three pillars of Beijing's work: violence against women, women human rights defenders and women in conflict zones and ways to establish security - to participate in the 16 days of ac

Launching “Their Journey: Why We Became Feminists” Campaign

بيان

24 Nov 2020 - Within its yearly participation in the occasion of the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence; in 2020, Nazra for Feminist Studies, as part of this international campaign, will re-highlight the lives and experiences of those who chose to combat this violence by shedding light on the feminist awareness development of some Egyptian women.From November, 25th, 2020 till December, 10th, 2020, Nazra will focus on documenting the journey of young feminists from the personal to the public sphere and their awareness development throughout the years.

Initiative by Feminists of the Middle East in Support of the Feminists of Lebanon

بيان صحفي

17 Sep 2020 - As an act of solidarity with the feminists of Lebanon, we, a group of feminists from the MENA region, launch this initiative in support of the feminist issues facing Lebanon’s women after the harbor’s massacre.

Background Paper: Violence against women: From Black Wednesday to the Pandemic

ورقة بحثية

22 Jul 2020 - This paper gives a brief background on violence against women since "the Black Wednesday" in 2005 with a focus on the past few months amid COVID-19 pandemic from both state and non-state actors. The paper aims at showing how the pandemic led to increased targeting of women human rights defenders and provided an opportunity for the state to further shut down the public sphere.

Launching Statement: Unchain Saudi WHRDs

بيان

5 Jun 2020 - Right to drive, women’s guardianship system’s amendment, anti-harassment law, right to minor’s guardianship, women’s right to run for elections;

Statement | Yemen’s Women Prisoners between War and Pandemic

بيان

16 Apr 2020 - While many governments around the world are taking measures to release women prisoners amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we followed with great sorrow the three shells that hit the women section in Taizz Central Prison, Southern Yemen, on Sunday, 5 April, killing seven women and one girl child, and wounding two other girls and four women.

A Letter of Solidarity | Together, We Stand in Solidarity..To Build

بيان

29 Mar 2020 - We Believe that the day patriarchy was born, is the same day that witnessed the birth of the first feminist as argued by Gerda Lerner. This is how feminists came into existence through the act of resistance. The feminist movements, wave after another have learned how to fight oppressive and discriminatory structures while being mindful of the intersectionality of women's conditions. Moreover, they learned how to build and make progress out of major crises.

Proposal for Urgent Measures Concerning Egyptian Women Prisoners in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

ورقة بحثية

26 Mar 2020 - Introduction

Action Plan | How Egypt’s Women Can Survive Amid The Corona Pandemic

بيان

22 Mar 2020 - The 11th of March 2020 marked a turning point for the world and humanity, as the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 virus as a global pandemic. All humans now need to survive together and hold on to responsibility, collectiveness and solidarity in the face of a disease that threatens thousands each day.

Closing Statement | Our Struggles Continue

بيان

16 Mar 2020 - Today, March 16th, the day that marks the Egyptian women Day, Nazra concludes its campaign "Our Struggles Continue" which was launched on March 8th, the International Day for Women.The Campaign aimed at supporting and highlighting some of the struggles the WHRDs and feminists go through in Egypt and the MENA Region. Those women decided to continue their activism amid harsh circumstances and an environment of targeting and harassment or suffer today by being imprisoned because of their activism for a better future for the women of their countries.

Statement in support of Sudan's women.. Justice Has Not Been Achieved Yet

بيان

15 Mar 2020 - Sudan witnessed a revolution in December 2018 and succeeded in overthrowing Al Bashir's regime in April 2019. During the revolution, Sudanese women firmly and bravely stood against repression and injustice which they suffered from for decades. And amid the regime militias' efforts to break the protesters' will, many violations took place against women including the crimes committed during the dispersal of the sit-in infront of the Military HQ. Killings, injuries, rape, and systematic sexual assault against Sudanese women and WHRDs.

Launching Statement | Feminist Coalition for MENA Region Towards Beijing 25+

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12 Mar 2020 - We are activists and feminist groups from several countries across the MENA Region, who believe in the value of our solidarity, despite our different contexts we realize that we have common political, social and cultural aspects. We have witnessed the significant role of revolutions, uprisings and mobilizations, since the end of 2010 till present, to re-elaborate women demands and their relation with the public sphere, claiming their rights and gaining fights and battles in private sphere.

Launching "Our Struggles Continue" Campaign

بيان صحفي

8 Mar 2020 - Today, Nazra for Feminist Studies launches “Our Struggles Continue” campaign in the occasion of the 8th of March, the International Women’s Day.  The day that is considered an opportunity for women, for the feminist movement and for the women Human Rights Defenders all over the world to highlight different forms of their struggle and recall not only their achievements, but also the p

Closing Statement of “A Shuttered Public Sphere” Campaign

بيان صحفي

10 Dec 2019 -

Statement| On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day

بيان

29 Nov 2019 -

Launching "A Shuttered Public Sphere" Campaign

بيان صحفي

25 Nov 2019 -  

Closing Statement of "You Have no Right" Campaign

بيان صحفي

10 Dec 2018 - Today, Nazra for Feminist Studies ends ou Have no Right campaign, which focused on gender-based violence faced by women journalists in lawyers in Egypt by different actors, within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism to Combat Violence against Women international campaign. The campaign comprised of different papers such as proposals to include gender within the journalists syndicate and the law that governs the work and ethics of lawyers, as well as an analysis of the National Council for Womens role, especially after a new law addressing its mandate was issued.

Launching “You Have No Right” Campaign

بيان صحفي

25 Nov 2018 -  

“The Disease of Addiction is also Feminine”: A Feminist Analysis of the Gender Dimensions of Addiction

ورقة بحثية

19 Nov 2018 -

Launching “Non-Conforming” Campaign

بيان

9 Nov 2018 -  Nazra for Feminist Studies launches today “Non-Conforming” campaign, which tackles identity-based bullying with a specific focus on bullying that targets identities that do not conform to the societally-imposed gender binary. 

Groups and Organisations Standing with Survivors of Sexual Violence of a TV Presenter

بيان مشترك

25 Sep 2018 - Throughout the past week, credible allegations of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct were made against an Egyptian Television presenter, who worked for German TV Channel Deutsche Welle (DW). The latter confirmed in a statement that the allegations are credible and the accused presenter no longer works for DW.

Closing Statement of “Free Wave” Campaign

بيان صحفي

17 Mar 2018 -  “Women have always struggled through many fights to obtain different gains in different political, social, cultural and other fields, and they have done that via diverse tools that varied over the course of several years”.

The Future of the Feminist Movement in Egypt - A Meeting with Young Feminist Groups and Initiatives

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8 Mar 2018 - Nazra for Feminist Studies conducted a meeting entitled: “The Future of the Feminist Movement in Egypt - A Meeting with Young Feminist Groups and Initiatives”, by hosting some of the young feminist groups to talk about the problems they face and their vision for their role as part of the fourth wave of the Egyptian feminist movement, which is not separate from previous waves, where the meeting was conducted at the French Institute in Cairo in its premises in Mounira, within the context of “Free Wave” Campaign, which was launched today commemorating

Free Wave Campaign: One Movement, Colorful Waves

بيان صحفي

8 Mar 2018 -  

Closing Statement "Fantasy or Reality" Campaign

بيان

10 Dec 2017 - Nazra for Feminist Studies concludes today, International Human Rights Day, its campaign ‘’Fantasy or Reality’’. This year’s campaign shed light on the implementation of the ‘’National Strategy to Combat Violence against Women’’ issued by the National Council for Women in 2015, between our hopes and reality. It also focused on the services that should be provided by the state to women survivors of violence, their quality, and how far they meet international standards.

"Fantasy or Reality’’ Campaign within the Framework of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Combat Violence against Women

بيان صحفي

25 Nov 2017 - Within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, which is an international campaign that starts on the 25th of November each year, international day for the elimination of violence against women, until the 10th of December, international human rights day, Nazra for Feminist Studies launches its campaign for this year ‘’Fantasy or Reality’’.

Circles of Hell from Tahrir to Zagazig: When does the Normalization with Sexual Violence against Women End?

بيان مشترك

6 Apr 2017 - The mob-sexual assault that took place in the early hours of Friday 31 March 2017 in Qawmia area in Zagazig city in Sharkia governorate against a university student confirms the continuance of these

Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment

بيان مشترك

22 Mar 2017 - The undersigned political parties and NGOs call for the release of Aya Hijazi, her husband Mohammed Hassanein, and their six colleagues ahead of the court’s scheduled verdict on March 23rd.  The defendants have been held in provisional detention since 2014 in connection with the Belady Foundation for Street Children case.

Egypt | Advocates for Egypt’s street children face unjust imprisonment

بيان مشترك

22 Mar 2017 - The undersigned political parties and NGOs call for the release of Aya Hijazi, her husband Mohammed Hassanein, and their six colleagues ahead of the court’s scheduled verdict on March 23rd.  The defendants have been held in provisional detention since 2014 in connection with the Belady Foundation for Street Children case.

Nazra for Feminist Studies holds a parallel event in CSW 61

بيان صحفي

17 Mar 2017 - “Nazra for Feminist Studies” holds today, the 17th of March 2017, a parallel event on the role of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in the MENA Region, and its intersection with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as part of CSW61 events, held now at the UN headquarters in New York City.   

Nadeem Center forcibly shut down

بيان مشترك

10 Feb 2017 - The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the security forces’ raid Yesterday, February 9th 2017, on the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture. Founded in 1994, the Nadeem Center is pivotal to the Egyptian human rights movement; it is the only center to provide specialized support for the spiraling numbers of men and women who are victimized by torture and sexual violence in Egypt’s prisons and detention centers.

Violence Has Many Prisons: A Look at Women’s Experiences in Prisons and Detention Centers in Egypt

ورقة بحثية

11 Jan 2017 - The situation of women in prisons and detention centers in Egypt is not much different from their situation elsewhere. The violence, discrimination and exploitation which women face in prisons and detention centers is merely a manifestation of what most women suffer in an outside world governed by patriarchal rationale. Despite the fact that women account for a much lower percentage of inmates compared to men, ranging between 2% and 10%, the numbers of women inmates are significantly and disproportionately increasing .

Reasons May Vary, but Travel Ban is always Patriarchal

ورقة بحثية

9 Jan 2017 - Introduction

Closing Statement for “It Happens” Campaign

بيان مشترك

12 Dec 2016 - Nazra for Feminist Studies, ElNadeem Center for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), and New Woman Foundation (NWF) launched “It Happens” Campaign, within the context of the 16 Days of Activism International Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, during the period 25 November to 10 December 2016.

Those Awful Tahrir Rapes

تدوينة

8 Dec 2016 - As a contribution in "It Happens" campaign to combat rape within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, Dr.Lama Abu-Odeh Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center writes about "Rapes of Tahrir" 

Political parties and civil society organizations reject the new associations law

بيان مشترك

24 Nov 2016 - The undersigned political parties and civil society organizations condemn and reject the proposed law on civic associations drafted by parliamentary committees, because it effectively eradicates civil society and defers administration of it to the government and security apparatus. Parliament began to debate the bill and approved 40 of its 89 articles yesterday in record time. It is scheduled to resume debate on the remaining articles on November 15. We also condemn parliament’s treatment of civil society as an enemy to be defeatedthrough secret plots and laws.

“It Happens” Campaign within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Combat Violence against Women

بيان صحفي

23 Nov 2016 - “It Happens” is a joint campaign to combat rape that women are exposed to on a daily basis, and a crime that faces silence and complicity from both society and the state. 

Report on 2015 House of Representative Elections

بيان صحفي

6 Sep 2016 - Nazra for Feminist Studies released today its report on the House of Representative Elections that were held in 2015, In addition to a short film which documents the experience of working with some women candidates. Nazra worked closely with five women candidates with different backgrounds and political ideologies through Mentoring on the Ground Strategy.

Women Survivors of Violence: Where to Go?

ورقة بحثية

15 Aug 2016 - Introduction

Launching Statement: The Forum for Women in Politics, the Arab Region

بيان صحفي

25 May 2016 - Launching StatementThe Forum for Women in Politics, the Arab Region6-9 May 2016 Beirut- Lebanon 

One year after its launch, the National Strategy for Combating Violence Against Women still lacking Monitoring Mechanism

ورقة بحثية

11 May 2016 - Introduction

When Defending Women and their Bodies Becomes A Crime

تدوينة

18 Apr 2016 - Throughout its history, the feminist movement has become accustomed to facing turning points: ups and downs; progress and regress; successes and failures; setbacks and accomplishments, even if slowly achieved. At each point, however, there was a price to pay; from accusations associating the liberation of Women with immorality and debauchery, to feminists losing years of their lives in prison or under house arrest in exchange for the rights they demanded.

26 Organizations Condemn the Imprisonment of Zainab AlKhawaja and her 16 Month Old Baby

بيان مشترك

14 Apr 2016 - 26 Organizations Condemn the Imprisonment of Woman Human Rights Defender Zainab AlKhawaja and her 16 Month Old Baby

Q & A: Background on Case No. 173 - the “Foreign Funding Case”

بيان

21 Mar 2016 - The independent human rights community in Egypt is at unprecedented risk. The recent imposition of travel bans, asset freezes as well as the interrogation of NGO staff by investigative judges illustrate a clear plan to prosecute the entire independent human rights movement. If the prosecution goes ahead, it will lead to the closure of these NGOs and the sentencing of their workers, including on charges that carry life sentences in prison.

Official Interrogation of Nazra for Feminist Studies in the "Foreign Funding Case"

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20 Mar 2016 - Nazra for Feminist Studies announces its inclusion in an official interrogation in the case number 173 for the year 2011, known in the media as the "NGO Foreign Funding" case, that began after the issuance of a report of a fact-finding committee that was formed by a decision from the Ministerial Cabinet on 3 July 2011 around the situation of funding for non-governmental organizations.

57 Organizations from the MENA Region are Demanding Legislative Reforms to Combat Sexual Violence against Women

ورقة بحثية

16 Mar 2016 - Violence against women and girls is considered the most widespread violation of human rights all over the world; where women are subjected to different kinds of physical, psychological, sexual, and economic violence by individuals, groups, or institutions in both the public and private spheres, despite their racial, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.

From Egypt to Germany: Reflections about Sexual Violence in light of the Cologne Attacks

ورقة بحثية

8 Mar 2016 - The issue of sexual violence, which lies at the heart of the feminist movement, overlaps with broader social, cultural, and political contexts, and with diverse aspects of the identities of aggressors and survivors other than gender, such as ethnicity or social class. This raises several questions regarding the power relations associated with these diverse and overlapping identities. The issue of sexual violence is by nature extremely sensitive.

Attempted Shutdown of the Nadeem Center Exposes the War on Independent Rights Organizations

بيان مشترك

22 Feb 2016 - Rights groups: we are operating in a repressive climate with the state harassing us at every juncture

Cairo University’s termination of academic Kholoud Saber’s scholarship in Belgium and ordering her to return is a flagrant violation of academic freedom

بيان مشترك

14 Feb 2016 - CAIRO UNIVERSITY’S DECISION DEMONSTRATES THE EROSION OF UNIVERSITY INDEPENDENCE AND ITS RELIANCE ON DICTATES OF MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH ACTS AS A COVER FOR SECURITY INTERVENTION IN UNIVERSITIES 

The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges

بيان مشترك

3 Feb 2016 - 25 Rights groups: The Belady Foundation case demonstrates that individual and community initiatives face only repression and fabricated charges 

The Relationship between Feminism and State Policies for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Women as an Example

ورقة بحثية

10 Dec 2015 - Introduction

LAUNCHING STATEMENT SUPPORT THE REGIONAL COALITION FOR WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (WHRDs) IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) ONLINE

بيان صحفي

29 Nov 2015 - Less than a year ago, we Women Human Rights Defenders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region met to launch our regional coalition, and by that we defied all odds. Since the so called  Arab spring, and our region has witnessed an increase in violence and decrease in protecting human rights.

#Wa7ed_Mitr_Morabba3 (One Meter Squared) Campaign

بيان صحفي

25 Nov 2015 - #Wa7ed_Mitr_Morabba3 (One Meter Squared) is the campaign that Nazra for Feminist Studies launches this year in cooperation with Shakmagia Comic Book for its participation in the international 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Combat Violence against Women and Gender-Based Violence, which starts on 25 November 2015, which is the International Day to Combat Violence against Women, and ends on 10 December 2015, which is the International Human Rights Day.

Release Hossam Bahgat immediately

بيان مشترك

9 Nov 2015 - The undersigned organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist Hossam Bahgat who has been arbitrarily detained solely for the peaceful expression of his views. Military prosecutors this morning ordered Bahgat’s detention for four days pending interrogation on charges related solely to his writing as a journalist, despite the fact that Article 41 of the Press Law prohibits pretrial detention in publication-related crimes.  

The Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute Middle East and North Africa

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3 Nov 2015 - Crea Organisation held in partnership with Nazra for Feminist Studies the “Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute in Middle East and North Africa”, where the institute took place in Broummana, Lebanon from the 23rd till the 27th of August 2015. The institute was mainly a course that had been designed to strengthen feminist leadership, strategies and collective power for social transformation in Middle East and North Africa.

Woman Human Rights Defender Nahed Sherif is Not Being Released Despite the Issuance of a Presidential Pardon 8 Days Ago

بيان مشترك

30 Sep 2015 - A Presidential Pardon (No. 386 for the year 2015) was issued on 23 September 2015 to release 100 prisoners in several cases, including the Ittihadia Presidential Palace Case, which includes 7 WHRDs, from which 6 have been released, while WHRD Nahed Sherif (known as Nahed Bibo) is still detained.

Egypt: A Presidential Pardon Frees some WHRDs, while Others are Still Detained or Not Included

بيان مشترك

26 Sep 2015 - On 23 September 2015, a Presidential Decree was issued, No. 386 for the year 2015, for the complete pardon of 100 detainees for the remainder of their imprisonment verdict and subsequent monitoring, including women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in the case known as the Ittihadia Presidential Palace Case, and the subsequent monitoring of 2 years, namely: Ms. Yara Sallam, Ms. Sanaa Seif, Ms. Samar Ibrahim, Ms. Hanan Mohamed, Ms. Fekreya Mohamed (known as Rania ElSheikh), Ms. Salwa Mihriz and Ms. Nahed Sherif (known as Nahed Bibo).

Sexual Violence Documentation Workshop

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7 Sep 2015 - During the Period from 28 till 30 June 2015, a Sexual Violence Documentation Workshop, has been conducted with a special focus on Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Sudan, as a tool for advocacy and knowledge production, where 9 WHRDs from these 5 countries attended. The concerned workshop resulted in the agreement on the drafting and publishing of a manual on documentation of sexual violence crimes.

The Regional Consultation meeting on women in politics in the Middle East and North Africa Region

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3 Sep 2015 - Nazra for Feminist Studies held a regional consultation meeting on the issues of women in politics in the Middle East and North Africa region, between 23- 25th July, 2015 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Update: Administrative Court Rejected Contestation of WHRD Ms. Esraa Abdel-Fattah's Travel Ban

بيان صحفي

16 Jun 2015 - The Administrative Judiciary Court headed by Judge Yahia Dakrory, Vice-President of the Council of State, today rejected the contestation of WHRD Esraa Abdel- Fattah against the Attorney General's decision of her travel ban on the lawsuit that carried No. 25 465 of 69/ judicial year, against both the Attorney General and Minister of Interior in their capacity. 

"Insulting the Ministry of Interior" is One of the Charges that Result in the Imprisonment of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) and Activists

بيان مشترك

7 Jun 2015 - The ElRaml Appeal Misdemeanor Court issued a verdict on 31 May 2015 of imprisonment against women human rights defender (WHRD) and lawyer Mahienour El-Massry and other activists, namely Youssef Shaaban and Loay ElKahwagy, for 15 months in the case known as "ElRaml Police Station", for 3 charges including "insulting the Ministry of Interior".

Profile | Azza Soliman - lawyer

ألبوم صور

31 Mar 2015 -

Continuous Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in Egypt; Witnesses become Defendants

بيان مشترك

28 Mar 2015 - Due to the continuous crackdown on human rights defenders, the undersigning human rights organizations and institutions and individuals express their astonishment and shock about the accusations that were charged by Qasr El Nile prosecution office in Egypt to a number of witnesses who willingly testified on the killing of Shaimaa El Sabbagh.

Update: a Prominent Egyptian Lawyer and Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Azza Soliman Officially Declared a Defendant for Giving her Testimony on the Killing of WHRD Shaimaa ElSabbagh

بيان صحفي

23 Mar 2015 - On March 23, 2015, lawyers were able to obtain information about the names of defendants and charges they are accused of in the case related to the incident of killing WHRD Mrs. Shaimaa ElSabbagh. The list of defendants includes prominent Lawyer and Woman Human Rights Defender Mrs. Azza Soliman, who witnessed the killing of Mrs. ElSabbagh; Mrs. Nagwa Abbass (member of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party), in addition to 15 members of the aforementioned political party and other witnesses.

Founding Statement of the Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa

بيان مشترك

8 Mar 2015 - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been undergoing radical transformations in the past few years. Its people have been demanding changes of regimes and real reforms that guarantee them freedom, dignity and social justice. The tools that the people of the region have mobilized to get their voices heard by their regimes have also underwent successes and failures.

In the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), affiliated to the United Nations (UN), after 20 years have passed on the Beijing Declaration

خبر

7 Mar 2015 - In the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), affiliated to the United Nations (UN), after 20 years have passed on the Beijing Declaration:

Feminist Groups and Organizations Collaborate together in order to Present their Vision for a National Strategy to Combat Violence against Women

بيان مشترك

10 Dec 2014 - A few state institutions have taken preliminary procedures to combat violence against women in Egypt, which include announcing, a few weeks ago, the formation of a committee that is coordinated by the National Council for Women with several ministries and a small number of civil society organizations and initiatives, for the design of a national strategy to combat violence against women, which several feminist organizations and groups and a few human rights organizations have called for it since last year.

“Qanun Nashaz” A Campaign on the Legal Issues associated with Violence against Women in both Public and Private Spheres

بيان مشترك

9 Dec 2014 - Introduction

The Floor is Hers... An Open Mic for Women Only on December 3rd at Nazra

خبر

2 Dec 2014 - As part of "Qanun Nashaz" campaign launched by Nazra for Feminist Studies and the Center For Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA) for the Elimination of Legalized Violence against Women, "The Floor is Hers" event will be held a 6:30 pm on December 3rd, at the headquarters of Nazra for Feminist Studies.

Qanun Nashaz" For The Elimination Of Legalized Violence Against Women"

خبر

19 Nov 2014 - In conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the "Qanun Nashaz" Campaign will be launched on November 25th 2014 by Nazra For Feminist Studies and the Center For Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance (CEWLA)  as a part of their contribution to the annual 16-day Campaign for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which ends on the 10th of December, in conjunction with the International Human Rights Day.

Ignoring Women's Constitutional Right to Hold Public Posts should not Continue any Longer

بيان مشترك

27 Sep 2014 - A response to the letter of the Prime Minister regarding demands to include women in the High Commission for Legislative Reform, 

The Upcoming Governors' Change must Include Women

بيان مشترك

25 Aug 2014 - The undersigned knew of the statement of General Adel Labib, Minister of Local Administration, announcing that the upcoming governor reshuffle will not include any women and that women will only be appointed as assistants and deputies for governors, until they are trained and equipped with necessary qualifications for local administration. The undersigned denounce the exclusion of women by the Minister of Local Administration from the post of governor, and its impact on the status of women in the different fields of  local administration.

Seminar on Women in the Elections of the Upcoming House of Representatives

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7 Aug 2014 - In preparing for the elections of the upcoming House of Representatives, and focusing on the status and issues of Women, Nazra for Feminist Studies held a seminar on "the Status of Women in the Elections of the Upcoming House of Representatives", on Monday August 4th, 2014.

Where are Women in Upcoming Electoral Coalitions?

بيان مشترك

3 Aug 2014 - Women and Feminist Organizations and Groups have closely followed the debates over the formation of different electoral coalitions in light of preparations for the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives, as well as the negotiations among Civil Political Parties in that regard, especially with regard to the Absolute Closed Lists (ACL) System established by the new Law on the House of Representatives, which divides the country into four ACL districts with a total of 120 seats.

UPDATE: Woman Human Rights Defender Mahienour El-Massry’s Appeal Results in Lowering the Sentence to 6 Months

بيان صحفي

21 Jul 2014 - On July 20, 2014, the Manshia Misdemeanor Appeal Court in Alexandria, presided by Judge Sherif Hafez, resulted in lowering the sentence against Woman Human Rights Defender Ms. Mahienour El-Massry to incarceration for 6 months (of which she completed 2 months) and a fine amounting to 50000 Egyptian Pounds. She is currently being detained at Damanhour Women’s Prison. This verdict comes in subsequence to the verdict that was upheld for Ms.

First Verdict in Cases of Mob-Sexual Assault and Gang Rape in Tahrir Square is No End to the Story

بيان مشترك

19 Jul 2014 - The ruling of the South Cairo Criminal Court on July 16th 2014 against 7 defendants in the Mob-Sexual Assault and Gang Rape incidents, which took place in Tahrir Square on June 8th 2014 during celebrations of the inauguration of the new Egyptian President, is an initial step in the process of holding perpetrators accountable through prosecution and putting an end to several years of impunity; reflecting the State's recognition of these crimes.

Where is the Political Representation of Women?

ورقة بحثية

13 Jul 2014 - This paper seeks to provide a feminist review of the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights and the Law on the House of Representatives, and the impact of the provisions of the latter on the participation of women in the upcoming House of Representatives.About the Law on the Exercise of Political Rights and the Law on the House of Representatives:

UPDATE: 2 Women Human Rights Defenders Physically Assaulted during their Arrest

بيان صحفي

12 Jul 2014 - On 8 July 2014, woman human rights defender Ms. Nahid Sherif was permitted a visit by her family at the Qanatir’s Women’s Prison, during which she confirmed that she was physically assaulted by police officers during her arrest.

UPDATE: 7 WHRDs and others from the Ittihadia Presidential Palace Case Attend the First Court Session Today

بيان صحفي

29 Jun 2014 - On June 29, 2014, the first session of the case of the 7 women human rights defenders was conducted, among others, known as the Ittihadia Presidential Palace Case, and the judge adjourned the session by postponing it until September 13, 2014. The session was moved this morning from the Heliopolis Misdemeanor Court to the Police Institute near Tora Prison.

UPDATE: Woman Human Rights Defender Mahienour El-Massry’s Appeal has been Postponed to July 20, 2014

بيان صحفي

28 Jun 2014 - On June 28, 2014, the Manshia Misdemeanor Appeal Court in Alexandria postponed the issuance of the verdict for the appeal of WHRD Mahienour El-Massry to July 20, 2014, while continuing her detention at Damanhour Women’s Prison. The appeal was made for the sentence that was upheld for Ms. El-Massry and 7 other Human Rights defenders on May 20, 2014, by the Sidi Gaber Misdemeanor Court in Alexandria for 2 years’ imprisonment on charges of unauthorized protest and attacking police officers during the Khaled Said murder retrial on 2 December 2013.

UPDATE: Women Human Rights Defenders Referred to Heliopolis Misdemeanor Court

بيان صحفي

26 Jun 2014 - On 25 June 2014, the Heliopolis Public Prosecution transferred the case of the seven detained women human rights defenders to the Heliopolis Misdemeanor Court and the first court session will be held on 29 June 2014.

Disclosure of Personal Information of the Survivors is a Flagrant Violation of their Privacy and Disregard for their Safety

بيان مشترك

26 Jun 2014 - In the first step towards the trial of the perpetrators of the gang rapes and mob-sexual assaults in Tahrir square, the first hearing was held on Wednesday the 25th of June 2014 in the Sixteenth Circuit for Felonies at the New Cairo Court in order to try some of the defendants charged with committing gang rapes and assaults during the celebrations that took place in Tahrir Square for the inauguration of the New Egyptian President on the 3rd and 8th of June 2014.

The Necessity of Including Women in the Composition of the Supreme Committee for Legislative Reform

بيان مشترك

25 Jun 2014 - The Necessity of Including Women in the Composition of the Supreme Committee for Legislative Reform, Created by Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt no. 187/2014

Arbitrary Arrests and Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders

بيان صحفي

22 Jun 2014 - On 21 June 2014, seven women human rights defenders were arrested for protesting peacefully against the Protest and Public Assembly Law in Heliopolis, Cairo, after being dispersed by the police using tear gas and bird shots.

Mob-sexual Assaults and Gang Rapes in Tahrir Square During the Celebrations of the Inauguration of the New Egyptian President

بيان مشترك

9 Jun 2014 - At Least 9 Cases of Mob-Sexual Assault and Gang Rapes with Sharp Objects and Fingers this Week

Continued Disregard for the Situation of Women in the Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

بيان مشترك

29 May 2014 - Continued Disregard for the Situation of Women in the Upcoming Parliamentary ElectionsThe signatories hereto have taken notice of the draft decree-law the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the promulgation of the Law on Regulating the Exercise of Some Political Rights, as received by the National Council for Human Rights from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Unjust Representation of Women in the Coming House of Representatives

بيان مشترك

25 May 2014 - Lack of Public Dialogue with all Concerned Parties on the Law of the Exercise of Political Rights and the Law on the House of Representatives leads to Unjust Representation of Women in the Coming House of Representatives (the parliament) The Committee concerned with the Amendment of both laws did not pay attention to the Demands of Feminist Organizations regarding the Best Electoral System for Women

The Verdict Against Mahienour El-Massry Must be Renunciated and the Law Needs to be Revised

بيان مشترك

21 May 2014 - The undersigned organizations and groups denounce the continuity of issuing judicial verdicts against Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) according to the violation of the Protest and Public Assembly Law, and call for the renunciation of the verdict against activist Maheinour El-Massry and revision of the faulty law itself and the verdicts issued on its basis against a large number of civilians.

Feminist Groups Demand the inclusion of Women, a Mixed System and Transparency

بيان مشترك

7 May 2014 - On Monday May 5th  2014, Nazra for Feminist Studies held a discussion panel for a number of representatives of political parties, feminist groups and organizations concerned with the political participation of Women, and a representative of the National Council for Women, to discuss the work of the Committee on amending the Law Regulating the Exercise of Political Rights and the Parliament Law, and to present to the Committee mechanisms for the adoption of an electoral system that supports the participation of Women in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Demands of Feminist Organizations concerning the Appropriate Electoral System

بيان مشترك

4 May 2014 - The undersigned to this statement followed the work of the Committee formed pursuant to the decision of the President of the Republic no. 126 for 2014 to draft two decrees to amend some of the provisions of law no. 73 for 1956 to regulate the exercise of political rights ad law no. 38 for 1972 concerning the People's Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the amended Constitution adopted on the 18th of January 2014.

Egypt: Epidemic of Sexual Violence Continues

بيان مشترك

16 Apr 2014 - Sexual harassment and assault against women remain rife, our organisations warn in a report released today, constituting major obstacles to their participation in the political transition of their country. Successive governments have failed to take measures to stop violence against women and such crimes continue to meet with complete impunity.

Q & A about the Law on the Regulation of the Engineers Syndicate

نشرة

2 Apr 2014 - Q1. What is a syndicate?A1. It is a legal entity organizing members of the same profession, with the aim of giving them the chance to manage their own affairs and pursue their common interests, such as the Medical Syndicate, the Bar Association, the Engineers Syndicate, and the Nursing Syndicate. Q2. When was the Engineers Syndicate founded?A2. The Engineering Syndicate was founded in Egypt in 1964.Q3. What are the objectives of the Syndicate?

Join Us 11 March 2014: Two Side Events @ UN CSW

دعوة

4 Mar 2014 - The Women and Memory Forum, Nazra for Feminist Studies and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights invite you to two side events at 2014 the UN Commission on the Status of Women:Side Event 1 | 8:30am - 10am | Tuesday 11 March 2014 | Guild Hall of the Armenian Convention Center, New York:

After meeting with Fact-Finding Commission for the Events of June 30th: Rights Groups Urge the Commission to Expand its Mandate

بيان مشترك

18 Feb 2014 - The undersigned organizations welcomed the invitation to attend an open dialogue with the 30 June Fact-Finding Commission, affirming the crucial role of independent rights organizations in exposing facts surrounding the human rights violations  committed during the past period. However, the organizations note that they have not received any clear answers to many of the questions they raised during the meeting, and some questions were left unanswered.

Political and Feminist Groups Call for a National Dialogue to Determine the Adequate Electoral System

بيان مشترك

9 Feb 2014 - Nazra for Feminist Studies held on Tuesday the 4th of February 2014 a workshop in which a number of experts and members of different political parties took part. Participants were people interested in legislative participation and political work of women. They gathered to discuss a proposal by Nazra for Feminist Studies to hold the coming legislative elections using a system that will lead to the parliament including a fair and effective representation of women.

Recommendations to the June 30 Fact Finding Committee

بيان صحفي

5 Feb 2014 - Nazra for Feminist Studies issued a list of succinct recommendations directed at the independent national fact-finding committee (FFC) tasked with gathering information and evidence regarding the incidents that accompanied 30 June 2013. The FFC was established following the issuing of presidential decree no. 698/2013 by the president of the State and it was subsequently restructured by the issuing of presidential decree no. 4/2014.

Concept Paper: Different Practices of Sexual Violence against Women

نشرة

5 Feb 2014 - The different practices of sexual violence against women diversify in multiple contexts, some are associated with erroneous traditional and societal concepts; which are practiced in order to oppress women from different backgrounds and affiliations; and some are practiced under the pretense and guise of preserving peace and general security in specific institutions such as prisons and detention centers.

Letter to the President to Suggest Conducting the Coming Legislative Elections using Zippered Proportional Lists

بيان مشترك

5 Feb 2014 - Justice Adly Mansour, President of the Republic,The undersigned feminist and human rights organizations have followed up the constitutional amendments to the Constitution of 2012 to which the people has agreed on the 18th of January 2014. These amendments guaranteed appropriate representation of women in legislative councils in the second of paragraph of article 11 which stipulates that "the State shall take the necessary measures to ensure the appropriate representation of women in representative bodies."

Q & A about the Law on the Regulation of Nursing Professions Syndicate

نشرة

26 Dec 2013 - Q1. What is a syndicate?A1. It is a legal entity organizing members of the same profession, with the aim of giving them the chance to manage their own affairs and pursue their common interests, such as the Medical Syndicate, the Bar Association, the Engineers Syndicate, and of course the Nursing Professions Syndicate. Q2. Is there a syndicate for Nursing Professions?

Egyptian Human Rights Organizations Oppressed… A Return to what is Worse than the Pre-January 25th -Era

بيان مشترك

21 Dec 2013 - In an escalatory and unjustified step, police forces have raided the premises of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) at around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday December 18, 2013, in which they violently assaulted and arrested six of the staff and volunteers: Mostafa Eissa, the Head of the Documentaries Unit; Mahmoud Belal, Lawyer in the Criminal Justice Unit; and Hossam Mohamed Nasr, Mahmoud ElSayed, Mohamed Adel and Sherif Mansour, volunteers in the Media Unit.

Joint Solidarity Release: The ECESR Raided and Saff Arrested... The Beginning of a New Wave of Oppression

بيان مشترك

19 Dec 2013 - In an unprecedented escalation, the Egyptian security forces, in the early hours of the morning, raided the headquarters of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, and arrested Mustafa Eissa, Head of Documentary unit at ECESR, and ECESR lawyer Mahmoud Bilal, as well as three other volunteers: Ashour Mansour, Hossam Mohamed Nasr, Sayed Mahmoud El-Sayed and Mohamed Adel.

Recommendations to Integrate Gender Issues and Perspective within Transitional Justice Mechanisms

ورقة بحثية

30 Jul 2013 - Masses of the Egyptian people took to the streets within and outside of the capital on 30 June 2013 expressing the demand of deposing the President, Muhammad Morsi. This was a new wave of the revolt by Egyptians against a power ruling them, since the January 25 Revolution of 2011. On 3 July, Colonel General Abdul Fattah el-Sissi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Minister of Defense, ousted President Morsi and presented a roadmap for the upcoming transitional period.

Analytical Paper: the Right of Women to Public Political Space

ورقة بحثية

28 Jul 2013 - Issues of political participation of women are among the most controversial issues in countries like Egypt which is witnessing for many years now considerable political mobility in which women have been participating very actively. Such political mobility was renewed and manifested itself in a new wave of the Egyptian revolution on the 30th of June 2013, leading to the removal of Mohammed Morsi from power and the assignment of the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court as an interim president.

Exclusion of Women in the Political Process and the Constitutional Declaration Should be Treated Immediately

ورقة بحثية

12 Jul 2013 - Egyptians masses took to the streets inside Cairo and outside it, on June 30 2013 to express their demand of deposing president Mohammad Morsi in a new wave of the Egyptian people's revolution against the ruling authority, which had started on the 25th  of January 2011.

Brutal Sexual Assaults in the Vicinity of Tahrir Square

بيان مشترك

3 Jul 2013 - The undersigned feminist organizations and groups condemn the reactions of the Egyptian authorities, represented in the office of the presidency and the Ministry of Health, towards the violent sexual assaults that took place in the vicinity of Tahrir Square from June 28th 2013 to July 3rd 2013.  The recorded incidents of sexual assaults have reached 101 cases of varying intensity.

Sexual Assault and Rape in Tahrir Square and its Vicinity: A Compendium of Sources 2011 - 2013

تقرير

20 May 2013 - This report presents, in chronological order, a compendium of testimonies of survivors of rape and different sexual assaults, and testimonies of the women and men who have formed volunteer groups to ward off attacks against women. The report also present a snapshot of the statements issued to denounce these attacks, and the analysis of some rights organizations of the attacks.

Noha Al Sharkawy writes on her first experience as a parliamentary candidate

تدوينة

14 May 2013 - Nomination for parliamentary elections after the revolution was a rich and unique experience for me. In the beginning, my name was suggested by some of my friends who are political activists. I knew that this idea was welcomed by the prominent Egyptian scientist, Prof.

For the Third Year in a Row: Celebrating Labour Day with no Progress regarding Workers' Right to Organize

ورقة بحثية

4 May 2013 - Five days after the outbreak of January Revolution, workers managed to establish their first independent union, which they called "the Egyptian Federation for Independent Trade Unions". It included male and female workers in the public, private and informal sectors, under the slogan “Bread, Freedom, Social Justice”.

The Quota and its Different Forms

ورقة بحثية

28 Apr 2013 - The issue of women’s lack of participation in political processes and decision-making positions is considered one of the greatest problems facing women’s presence in the public sphere; as well as the ratification of her rights. Women’s rate of participation differs from one country to the other, depending on the social and cultural realities, and laws of each country.

Nazra for Feminist Studies Presents the Journey of 16 Women who took part in the Elections of 2011

خبر

23 Apr 2013 - Nazra for Feminist Studies released today its final report on the journey of 16 women candidates who took part in the elections of 2011, and were nominated on political party lists or ran as individual candidates in 8 governorates in Upper and Lower Egypt, through the women’s political participation academy that Nazra launched in October 2011.

Position Paper on Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir Square and its Environs

ورقة بحثية

4 Feb 2013 - With this paper, Nazra for Feminist Studies offers a feminist theoretical attempt to understand the rise of sexual violence against women over the past few months.   We believe that it is important to raise this issue so that different political actors, even well intentioned ones, do not exploit women’s concerns. We also wish to contribute to a debate that is currently underway on this sensitive issue based on our past experiences in combating violence against women.

Testimony from a Survival of Gang Rape on Tahrir Square Vicinity

تدوينة

26 Jan 2013 - ‘We Will Take Her and Then One by One, Guys’

Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition calls for death penalty charges to be dropped against Jalila Koko in Sudan

بيان مشترك

14 Dec 2012 - On 13 December, Sudanese teacher and activist Jalila Khamis Koko was officially charged on five criminal counts. She faces the death penalty. The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) condemns the charges and prolonged detention of teacher and activist Jalila Khamis Koko in Sudan.

Civil society Organizations Warn of Potential Rigging of Constitutional Referendum

بيان مشترك

12 Dec 2012 - The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned about the potential for rigging during or after the referendum on the proposed draft constitution, especially after the press conference convened today by the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), at which it was announced that organizations seeking to monitor the vote must obtain authorization from the Council. The undersigned groups further reject the NCHR as a custodian over civil society organizations.

The President & his Group Must Cease their Policy of Targeting Female Activists & Excluding Women from the Public Sphere

بيان مشترك

12 Dec 2012 - Repetition of Black Wednesday Events with Different Players and Offenders The undersigned feminist and human rights organizations express deep concern due to the escalation of state policies that reinforce the state of impunity and which refrain from protecting citizens and securing peaceful assemblies. The organizations also condemn the perpetuation of the approach of groups that support the regime in targeting female activists and excluding women from the public sphere through direct incitement and aggression.

The President Must Take Urgent Steps to Prevent Egypt from Sliding into Civil War

بيان مشترك

6 Dec 2012 - The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations express their grave concern regarding the recent developments that are rapidly pushing Egypt toward the brink of civil war, the first signs of which were seen in the street battles and exchanges of violence which occurred yesterday in the area surrounding the presidential palace in Cairo and in a number of other governorates.  These developments took place when the Muslim Brotherhood incited its supporters to attack the demonstrators who were conducting a peaceful sit-in in front of the presidential palace

Checklist for the Egyptian Government: Justice for Women Human Rights Defenders

بيان صحفي

29 Nov 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies issued a checklist for the Egyptian government today that provides steps as to how to achieve justice for women human rights defenders (WHRDs) as per international human rights standards.

Introducing Societal Violence and Alternative Security Practices Research Projects

ورقة بحثية

25 Nov 2012 - Following a month of training on field research methods in the framework of urban violence and security, Nazra’s Societal Violence and Alternative Security research team has been divided into three groups, each group examining local conceptions and forms of urban violence and alternative security practices in a distinct area in Greater Cairo. Group I – Ma’adi:

Concept Paper - Societal Violence and Alternative Security Practices

ورقة بحثية

22 Oct 2012 - Summary: This program works to identify and establish dialogue with alternative urban-community practices of violence reduction, human-security promotion, and societal safety that have emerged in Egypt since the transformative events of 2011.  We aim to support communities as they articulate the novelty of the new practices and concepts. And we will build on these alternatives to shape new policy tools and public participatory mechanisms that will have national, even international, impact.

Profile | 16 Female Candidates for the People’s Assembly Elections 2011/2012

تقرير

3 Sep 2012 - Naza for Feminist Studies today released a brochure to present short profiles about 16 female candidates for the People’s Assembly elections 2011/2012 that Nazra for Feminist Studies worked with through the Women Political Participation Academy that Nazra launched in October 2012 The profile if each candidate in the brochure include the name, age, job, type of candidacy, political history and the election result. You can read the brochure by clicking here.

“I’m Coming Back for You... I Want to Kill You”... One Year of Impunity

تقرير

1 Sep 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies issued today a report on the violations committed against women human rights defenders in Egypt in the period from August to December 2011.

In Sudan: Women Made Revolutions

تدوينة

3 Jul 2012 - On 16 June 2012, dozens of young women in Khartoum University’s dorms started chanting loudly, "No to High prices". As a result of the government’s austerity measures, the costs of meals and transportation became unbearable for female students. "The police cracked down on the dorms, fired tear gas, and beat us with batons", said M.H., a female student studying political science in Khartoum University. The demonstrations led by these young women inspired ongoing protests in Universities, which seek to mobilize residents of many Sudanese cities.

Women Human Rights Defenders Concept Papers

ورقة بحثية

27 Jun 2012 - Executive Summary- The Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) program is issuing a series of concept papers that aim to introduce the notion of WHRDs: who they are, what they do, and why they should be considered as a distinct group of human rights defenders. The categories of WHRDs analyzed in the concept papers include: vocational women (doctors, nurses, and teachers); students; political candidates; civil society activists; protesters; and workers (industrial and agrarian sectors).

Oman: End the Detention of Women Human Rights Defenders

بيان مشترك

26 Jun 2012 - On 19 June 2012, due to their deteriorating health, women human rights defenders Basma Al-Keumy, lawyer, and Basma Al-Rajehy, writer and TV broadcaster, ended their hunger strike aimed at their administrative detention which continued until 24 June 2012 and the lack of access to their families and lawyers. Both women were arrested on 11 June 2012 along with approximately 20 other protestors when security forces and anti-riot police broke up a three-day protest held in front of the

Administrative Court Revokes Decree Enabling Military Intelligence and Military Police to Arrest Civilians

خبر

26 Jun 2012 - On Tuesday, June 26, the First Circuit Administrative Court – Individual Disputes, headed by Counselor Ali Fekry, issued a decision to revoke Decree No. 4991/2012 of the Minister of Justice that granted military intelligence and military police judicial powers to arrest civilians.

Testimonies on the Recent Sexual Assaults on Tahrir Square Vicinity

خبر

13 Jun 2012 - Today, 13 June, 2012, is the day to tweet and blog against sexual harassment in Egypt. On this occasion, Nazra for Feminist Studies is publishing three testimonies of women who were sexually assaulted by a mob on Mohammed Mahmoud Street on Saturday, 2 June.

New Draft Law to Regulate NGOs and Civil Society: Tangible Progress Along with Flaws of the Past

بيان مشترك

28 May 2012 - The undersigned organizations express their appreciation for the efforts put forth by the Human Rights Committee of the People’s Assembly to develop a new bill, put forward by the Freedom and Justice Party, to regulate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society institutions.

Abbasiya Events a Continuation of SCAF’s Systematic Violations of Human Rights in the Transitional Period

بيان مشترك

7 May 2012 - The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the treatment of sit-ins and demonstrations in Egypt from the time of the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak until now, as a result of which hundreds have been killed and thousands injured and detained. We note that increasing social violence is linked to the insistence of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on pursuing policies of suppressing freedom of expression and using the military judiciary as a tool to subjugate civilians and harass peaceful activists.

Manual on Women Human Rights Defenders

تقرير

30 Apr 2012 - Executive Summary- The Women Human Rights Defenders program at Nazra for Feminist Studies is launching its manual on Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs). Rather than translate into Arabic manuals that have been produced by other organizations, the WHRD program opted to produce it’s a manual that is especially tailored to the Egyptian context.

Women and Constitution Working Group Document

ورقة بحثية

26 Apr 2012 - In May 2011, the Women and Memory Forum has initiated the "Women & Constitution Working Group". The working group saw the light after the January 2011 Revolution and is part of the Coalition of Egyptian Feminist Organizations.  The working group has been working in coordination with the "Let's Write Our Constitution" initiative and the "Popular Committee for Constitution Writing". The "Women & Constitution Working Group" has studied gender relevant articles in Egyptian constitutions and in other countries' constitutions.

Open Letter to the Government of Bahrain: Respect the Rights of Al-Khawaja Family

بيان مشترك

14 Apr 2012 - Maryam Al-Khawaja, a 24 year old woman human rights defender from Bahrain, has been doing extensive work on documenting human rights violations prior to and during the February 14th uprising in Bahrain. She is the head of international relations and advocacy officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and left Bahrain in March 2011 to testify about violations in Bahrain. She has not been able to go back to Bahrain since for the fear of detention and torture.

Draft Law for the Nationalization of Civil Society and Transforming it into a Government Institution

بيان مشترك

11 Apr 2012 - The undersigned human rights organizations declare their utter rejection of the new draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), prepared by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs and which aims to nationalize civil society. Under this law civil society would be considered an institution of the government, and NGO staff would be regarded as civil servants. Furthermore, the new law would impose several new arbitrary restrictions aiming to terrorize civil society activists.

My Father is Dying

تدوينة

5 Apr 2012 - This is the thought constantly running through my head. As a human rights defender I have learned to numb my emotions and continue working. I have been working on covering human rights violations in Bahrain for more than two years now, documenting all the arbitrary arrests, systematic torture, rapes, kidnappings, extra-judicial killings; the list goes on.

Invitation to the Lecture: Iranian Women: Transforming Culture, Building Movements

دعوة

24 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies invites you to attend the lecture of the activist Sussan Tahmasebi about “Iranian Women: changing Culture, Building Movements” on Wednesday 28 March at 6 pm at Nazra’s office 44, Talaat Harb st., Down Town, 8th floor.

Invitation to Lecture on: The Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World

دعوة

14 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies invites you to attend a lecture by Researcher Julie Pruzan-Jørgensen , Researcher at the Danish Institute for Internatioanl Studies, to discuss her research “Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World” which was published on February 2012. The lecture will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 6 pm at Nazra for the Feminist Studies, 44 Talaat Harb Street, 8th Floor.

Military 'Virginity Testing' Verdict: Not the Last Battle

بيان مشترك

12 Mar 2012 - The undersigned organizations today stated that the acquittal of the military doctor accused in the 'virginity testing' case did not come as a surprise, and furthermore opens the door to the prosecution of members of the military council using international mechanisms, after remedies inside Egypt have been exhausted.

In the UN Human Rights Council: Nazra Criticizes the Egyptian State’s Treatment of Women Human Rights Defenders

بيان صحفي

11 Mar 2012 - The Military Regime does not Welcome Women’s Public Action and Defends Abuses on the Basis of Moral Justifications.

Nazra for Feminist Studies - March 2012 Newsletter

نشرة

6 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies issued its first newsletter, which aims to collect its remarkable activities and events and also it contains information on the mandate of Nazra and other issues related to the field of interests of Nazra team.

Nazra for Feminist Studies Launches its New Website

خبر

5 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies (Nazra) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website with better content display and developed browsing experience: nazra.org.During the development of the website we took into consideration different criteria related to choosing the fonts, colours, structure and interactivity. The major restructure of the website aims to lay special focus on the content where you can find on the homepage the most recent content issued and the website will automatically load more content once you scroll more.

Critical Review to Statements of Manal Abul Hassan

ورقة بحثية

25 Feb 2012 - This paper is providing an analysis from gender perspective and from Islamic feminist perspective, to the statements of Dr Manal Abul Hassan, the secretary of Women division of Cairo, of the Freedom and the Justice party, here and after FJP , the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.  Abul Hassan criticized female demonstrators and their march which was known by “women march”, where they refuted the violations of the army personals against the female protestors in the cabinet incidents, which took place in December 2011.

She and Elections: Report and Film Documenting the Experience of Women Candidates

بيان صحفي

29 Jan 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies (Nazra) released a report about mentoring* women candidates in the 2011-12 People’s Assembly Elections based on its observations of the electoral process and the experience of several women candidates.

Continued Militarization: Increased Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders

بيان مشترك

18 Dec 2011 - The targeting of Women human rights defenders  seen over the course of an entire day, when the sit-in at the cabinet building was dispersed at dawn on December 16, is a continuation and clear escalation of militaristic policies aimed at Women human rights defenders, employed consistently by the former regime prior to the January 25 revolution. The policy of targeting Women human rights defenders is part of attempts by those currently in charge of the country, the various security agencies, and the remnants of the former regime to expel women from the public sphere.

Women Activists Are Still Being Pushed Away from the Public Sphere by the Authorities

تقرير

11 Dec 2011 - The Women Human Rights Defenders Program (WHRDP), of Nazra for Feminist Studies, is launching today its first report “A Continuation of Violations: Military Policy Towards Women Human Rights Defenders” on the ongoing state’s discriminatory policies against women human rights defenders since the Mubarak's regime till now.

We Stopped Our Participation in an Int'l Campaign Against Gender Based Violence

بيان مشترك

25 Nov 2011 - Today marks the International Day for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, and we as feminist organizations wanted to take part in the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign by organizing events in Egypt, especially that this year’s theme is challenging Militarism and Ending Violence against Women.

Maspero: State Incitement of Sectarian Violence and Policy of Extrajudicial Killings

بيان مشترك

16 Oct 2011 - The undersigned organizations condemn the unprecedented extra-judicial killings and acts of violence committed by military police and central security forces, on the 9th of October in the Maspero area and central Cairo. Peaceful protesters demanding rights for Coptic citizens were attacked, leading to at least 25 deaths and 300 injuries, some critical. We further condemn the arrest of an unknown number of demonstrators and their referral to a military tribunal for investigation.

Changing Masculinities, Changing Communities

تقرير

1 Jul 2011 - Introduction: from early to late summer in 2010, the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute has helped develop a new agenda for working with gender equality in Egypt and the Arab world through the project “Changing Masculinities, Changing Communities”. The project was implemented and funded in collaboration with KVINFO, the Danish Center for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity, and coordinated in Cairo and Copenhagen by Mozn Hassan, and Thomas Burø. 

A Revolution Just Beginning

تدوينة

17 Jun 2011 - One of the earliest and most important questions raised by the Egyptian revolution, and one that is still being asked, is this: Where are the Egyptian women? The answer I give: Women in Egypt are getting to a better place, but the path is long and hard.

A Day on Storytelling and Consultation on Community Issues

خبر

12 Jun 2011 - Within the work of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) in the Global Week of Action against Armed violence, especially that women's participation and gender are cross cutting issues that will be highlighted across all themes of the week, in addition to Nazra for feminist studies' belief in the importance of having all parts of society in the public arena without any distinction between a man and a woman in the defense of the homeland, taking into consideration the status of violence against women and men human rights defenders, we ho

Nazra's Statement on the Continuity of Applying the Quota System in the Upcoming Elections

بيان صحفي

10 Apr 2011 - Nazra's statement on the continuity of applying the Quota system in the upcoming elections:

Army Shootings Against Civilians a Dangerous Precedent for Which There Must be Accountability

بيان مشترك

10 Apr 2011 - The signatory human rights organizations to this report strongly condemn the Egyptian army’s use of firearms against protestors in Tahrir square and its surrounding areas during the early hours of April 9th.The attack - which led to several deaths and injuries - is a dangerous precedent and must be investigated immediately. Officials who gave the order to use firearms and resort to inappropriate force against demonstrators must be held to account.

Call for Rapid Dissolution of National Council of Women

بيان مشترك

24 Feb 2011 - Despite the fall of some of the pillars of the Egyptian regime and the stepping down of the former president of the Republic, the National Council of Women - established and presided by the wife of the ex-president - that never adopted any stand denouncing or condemning the violations perpetrated against the Egyptian people since the beginning of January 25th revolution intends to continue representing Egyptian women abroad in international conferences and meetings, specifically in the conference organized by the UN Committee on Women’s Status that will take place in New York by t

Statement on the Results of Women Quota Seats in the First Round of the Parliamentary Elections

تقرير

2 Dec 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies issued a statement on the results of women quota seats in the first round of the parliamentary elections.Nazra for feminist studies, a member of the Independent Coalition for observing the Elections, observed the results election of the first round from gender perspective, through our observation to the results of the women quota seats of the first round, we noticed the following:

Statement on the Counting of the Votes of Women Quota Seats in the Parliamentary Elections 2010

تقرير

30 Nov 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies, a member of the Independent coalition of Observing the elections.Nazra observed the followings in the counting of the votes process:1. The lack of knowledge on the quota system in the electoral process was obvious in the counting of the votes process, ballot cards  of the women quota seats were in the general seats boxes , and many voted only for one candidate not two candidate professional or labor and this happened in the second committee (women quota seat) in Cairo governorate .

Nazra for Feminist Studies Releases a Statement on Women in the Election Day

تقرير

28 Nov 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies, the member in the Independent coalition for observing the elections, releases a special statement on women in the election day to choose the member of Parliament and the statement has some observations on women in the elections day, and they are:1. Because employees supervising the electoral process had limited knowledge about the women’s quota system, inaccurate information was given to women about the system.2. The ballot cards for the quota were not clear.

Manual to Integrate Gender Mainstreaming in the Electoral Process

بيان صحفي

23 Nov 2010 - Nazra for Feminist Studies has released "Manual to Integrate Gender Mainstreaming in the Electoral Process". This manual is the first step by Nazra team mainstream gender in the Electoral Process. The guide provides information on the Egyptian status and how to integrate gender in all phases of the process of election taking place in 2010.  

An Interactive Map to Monitor the Parliamentarian Election from a Gender Perspective

بيان صحفي

8 Nov 2010 - Nazra for Feminsit Studies announced that it will monitor the parliamentary elections of 2010 from a gender perspective, through monitoring the various social, cultural, legal and economic factors that affect the empowerment of women in the elections.

Expolring Tabboos... An Attempt to Discover the Hidden

دعوة

13 Jun 2010 - Nazra team in collaboration with the initiative of Rising Voices are organizing the training of "Exploring Taboos ". This training will focus on equipping the trainees with the needs knowledge and skills to discuss taboos issues in our society, using the social media tools .It is note worthy saying that these topics are censored in the main stream media, that is why the social media will be the best outlet to articulate these ideas.

Iran: Revolutionary Court Sentence Women Rights Activist Two Years and Half and 30 Lashes

خبر

3 Jun 2010 - The revolutionary court in Iran sentenced the women rights activist Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh two years and half in jail and 30 lashes, the court deemed Mahboubeh guilty for committing acts against national security through conspiracy and collusion intended to disrupt public security, disturbing public order and defiance against government officers.This sentence shows the attitude of the Iranian regime toward Human Rights activits in general and women rights activists in particular.

The Young Arab Feminist Network Launched in Cairo

خبر

22 May 2010 - The Young Arab Feminist Network was launched in Cairo from 29 April to 2 May, 19 participants from different Arab countries gathered to discuss the problems that face the young generation of the Arab feminist movement. Issues like lack of experience and absence from the decision making process, were raised. However that meeting was aiming to create a safe, diversified and knowledgeable platform for young feminists. Fatma Emam, Research Associate at Nazra participated in the event.

Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima "Married " to 13yrs-old Egyptian Girl

خبر

21 May 2010 - Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima "married " to 13 years old Egyptian girl, this piece of news caused huge anger within the women rights groups, because it is not the first time for the ex governor of Zemafra state who applied Sharia law, but also because it is a typical case of trafficking a minor to cross border for sexual exploitation under the name of marriage.Senator Yerima has been questioned by the Nigerian agency of anti trafficking and after three hours of interrogation, he was released on a bail.

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court: Female Judges Can Serve

خبر

20 May 2010 - Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court [official backgrounder] ruled Sunday 14th March 2010 that female judges can serve on the State Council (Maglis id-Dowla), an administrative court system with jurisdiction over cases involving the state. In its ruling, the court emphasized the equality of all citizens .

Workshop on Masculinity and Men in the Egyptian Society

خبر

19 May 2010 - The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) in cooperation with the Danish Center for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity (KVINFO) is implementing a project entitled Changing Masculinities, Chancing Communities, facilitating the meeting of a group of Egyptian and Danish activists, artists, academics and social workers in Cairo and Copenhagen whose work involves an awareness of masculinity as a crucial factor in the construction of social relations and communities.