The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

In the framework on emphasizing the right to peaceful assembly, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) announces forming an operation room and a network for legal support for the peaceful protesters celebrating one year after the revolution, on January 25, 2012. The operation room, located at EOHR office includes the lawyers of the Legal Support Unit in addition to lawyers located in the Egyptian governorates to receive the protesters’ complaints for any violations. Read the rest of this entry »

The representatives of the local and international civil society organizations refused the draft law submitted by the Egyptian government altogether, in the framework of the press conference entitled “Free Civil Society”, held on January 22, 2012, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR). The draft law does not provide any freedom to the civil society organizations for doing their purposed tasks aimed at spreading the principals of human rights and democracy. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian civil society organizations hold a press conference on January 22, 2012, 12 pm, to discuss the positive and negative points of the draft law of civil society organizations, issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs. The conference will be located at the headquarters of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR). Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) holds an open discussion meeting for the Egyptian civil society organizations on January 19, 2012 in order to launch the “Free Civil Society” campaign, which aims at drafting a new code for NGOs instead of code no. 84, year 2002. The meeting, held at the headquarters of EOHR, will be participated by political and human rights activists, representatives of civil society organizations and political parties and professors of law. Read the rest of this entry »

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) calls the prosecutor general for dropping the charges to Aiman Noor, the head of Al Ghad Al Gadid Political Party, Mamdoh Hamza, consulting engineer, Sheikh Mazhar Shahin, the imam of Omar Makram Mosque, Nawara Negn the political activist and Tarek Al Kholy, a leader of April 6 Movement. Read the rest of this entry »

On January 11, 2012, Hafez Abu Seada, the head of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) submitted the complaint no. 166, year 2012 against the journalist Emad Said Miki, who published articles of America in Arabic on many websites. The articles that were purposely translated in a wrong way by Emad Miki are aimed at distorting the image of many political and human rights’ activists. Read the rest of this entry »

Phase 3

Second Round

Press release no. 4

LE 200 for a vote during the second day

On January 11, 2012, voting continued during the second round of the last parliamentary election phase that runs in Menia, Kalyoubia, Gharbia, Dakhlia, New Valley, Matrouh, Kena and North Sinai. The voting process was cancelled in South Sinai. Voting runs in other 6 constituencies, in which voting was cancelled in the first and second phases, based on court decisions. The constituencies include Moharam Bek in Alexandria, Al Fateh and Dirot in Assuit, Al Sahel in Cairo and constituency 5 in Sharkia and the constituency of the Security Directorate in Aswan. Read the rest of this entry »

Phase 3

Second Round

Press release no. 3

Poor electoral participation on the second day

On January 11, 2012, voting continued during the second round of the last parliamentary election phase that runs in Menia, Kalyoubia, Gharbia, Dakhlia, New Valley, Matrouh, Kena and North Sinai. The voting process was cancelled in South Sinai. Voting runs in other 6 constituencies, in which voting was cancelled in the first and second phases, based on court decisions. The constituencies include Moharam Bek in Alexandria, Al Fateh and Dirot in Assuit, Al Sahel in Cairo and constituency 5 in Sharkia and the constituency of the Security Directorate in Aswan. Read the rest of this entry »

Phase 3

Second Round

Press release no. 2

1000 revolving ballots were used by an independent candidate in Minia

On January 10, 2012, voting continued during the second round of the last parliamentary election phase that runs in Menia, Kalyoubia, Gharbia, Dakhlia, New Valley, Matrouh, Kena and North Sinai. The voting process was cancelled in South Sinai. Voting runs in other 6 constituencies, in which voting was cancelled in the first and second phases, based on court decisions. The constituencies include Moharam Bek in Alexandria, Al Fateh and Dirot in Assuit, Al Sahel in Cairo and constituency 5 in Sharkia and the constituency of the Security Directorate in Aswan. Read the rest of this entry »

Phase 3

Second Round

Press release no. 1

Poor participation of voters during the second round

On January 10, 2012, the second round of the last parliamentary election phase began in Menia, Kalyoubia, Gharbia, Dakhlia, New Valley, Matrouh, Kena and North Sinai. The voting process was cancelled in South Sinai. Voting runs in other 6 constituencies, in which voting was cancelled in the first and second phases, based on court decisions. The constituencies include Moharam Bek in Alexandria, Al Fateh and Dirot in Assuit, Al Sahel in Cairo and constituency 5 in Sharkia and the constituency of the Security Directorate in Aswan. Read the rest of this entry »