Category: Political and civil rights

The Law Governing the Work of Associations and Other Foundations Working in the Field of Civil Work (commonly known as the NGO...

On April 23, 2019, Egypt’s National Election Authority announced that Egyptians had voted to approve a package of amendments to the constitution...

This 24-page report documents the vague and subjective criteria in Egypt’s Political Parties Law that allows the government and ruling party to...

Officials at Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) are abusing their powers to punish and intimidate human rights defenders and political activists and...

The Law Governing the Pursuit of Civil Work (commonly known as the NGO Law), Law No. 149 of 2019, went into effect...

Egypt’s 2014 constitution establishes that the president is elected for a period of four years, renewable only once. Despite constitutional provisions stating...

Following parliamentary approval of a broad package of constitutional amendments that expand the authority of the executive branch and military at the...

Following parliamentary approval of a broad package of constitutional amendments that expand the authority of the executive branch and military at the...

As early as January 2018, some Egyptian policymakers and media outlets began highlighting the importance of introducing constitutional amendments. While these calls...

The Law Organizing the Seizure, Inventory, Management, and Use of Terrorist Organizations’ and Terrorists’ Funds (the Terrorist Funds Law) went into effect...