December 4, 2017

Make Art Speak Up.. Second movie.. 16 days of activism

The feminization of housework has an apparent impact on women’s rights in both the private and the public spaces, as it imposes an imbalanced and unjust […]
December 4, 2017

Statement on the establishment of the Task Force for a Unified law against VAW

Violence against women is still persistent in all its forms and represents one of the major  issues in the daily lives of Egyptian women. According to […]
November 29, 2017

Make Art Speak Up.. 16 days of activism

The feminization of housework has an apparent impact on women’s rights in both the private and the public spaces, as it imposes an imbalanced and unjust […]
November 25, 2017

The 16 Days of Activism Against Violence campaign

The 16 Days of Activism Against Violence campaign focuses this year on Gender-Based violence in educational institutions, the legal and institutional change, as well as the […]
November 19, 2017

SQUASH: Egyptians dominate Hong Kong Open quarter-finals

The Egyptians have continued their brilliant form, qualifying for the Semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open squash tournament. After defeating her compatriot Nour El-Tayeb in an all Egyptian […]
November 7, 2017

122 parties, organizations and public figures in solidarity with lawyer Omnia Gadallah for appointment in the State Council

The right of women to hold judgeships is a constitutional right November, 2017   The second session of the Supreme Administrative Court that’s to be held […]
October 23, 2017

#MeToo: Egypt Joins The Global Trend To Speak Up About Sexual Abuse

Egyptians have joined the global hashtag #MeToo that exposes the scale of sexual harassment, that both men and women are subject to, to encourage people to […]
October 3, 2017

Egyptian women’s rights lawyer Azza Soliman honored by committee of Allard Prize for International Integrity

The committee of the Allard Prize for International Integrity has honored Egyptian women’s rights lawyer and co-founder of the Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA), […]
October 1, 2017

On the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe Abortion: the Egyptian government should sign the Maputo Protocol and take action to protect the life and health of women

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and the feminist global alliance Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ) call on the Egyptian government to amend the abortion […]
September 27, 2017

Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists. The Gulf kingdom is the […]
September 24, 2017

Lebanon: Wadad Halawani chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for September 2017

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, in cooperation with IFEX, chose the prominent Lebanese human […]
September 18, 2017

Ramy Ashour, Nour El-Sherbini lift 2017 China Squash Open titles

Egyptian duo Ramy Ashour and Nour El-Sherbini have won the 2017 China Squash Open after beating compatriots Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar respectively. The tournament took place in Shanghai, China from Thursday, August 31 to Sunday, […]