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Judge overseeing polling station recounts troubling incidents in constitutional referendum

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
May 01, 2019 14:16 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/05/01/feature/politics/judge-overseeing-polling-station-recounts-troubling-incidents-in-constitutional-referendum/ In its final statement on the 2019 constitutional referendum, the National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on April 23 that voters had approved the proposed amendments by 88.8 percent, with a 44.3...

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The Social Justice Blind Spots in the New Arab Constitutions

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Century FoundationZaid Al-Ali
April 30, 2019 17:38 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Zaid Al-Ali Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/social-justice-blind-spots-new-arab-constitutions/ The Arab uprisings that began at the end of 2010 were motivated by a number of concerns, not least of which were unacceptably low standards of living and growing inequality in much of the region. The millions of people who participated in the...

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TIMEP Brief: Egypt’s 2019 Constitutional Referendum

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
April 30, 2019 14:34 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/egypts-2019-constitutional-referendum/ Following parliamentary approval of a broad package of constitutional amendments that expand the authority of the executive branch and military at the expense of the independence of the judicial and legislative branches, Egyptians voted...

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Egypt: Protecting Healthcare Workers in Workplace

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMohamed ElsherifPaper
April 29, 2019 15:44 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Elsherif Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-protecting-healthcare-workers-in-workplace/ Violence against healthcare workers is a worldwide problem that is affecting most countries including Egypt (McPhaul & Lipscomb, 2004). During the last decade, the problem became more obvious as part of the general deterioration of...

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Egypt passes wide-ranging constitutional amendments

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
April 29, 2019 14:37 pm
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Source: Middle East Insitiute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-conflict-far-over-syria There was never really any doubt that Egypt’s new constitutional amendments would pass. On April 23rd, Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) announced that the referendum on a set of major constitutional amendments had passed by 88.8 percent...

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Egypt’s Invisible Executions

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMaged MandourMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
April 25, 2019 16:14 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78998 On the February 20, Egyptian authorities carried out the executions of nine defendants accused of assassinating Egyptian General Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, prompting international accusations that their trials were unfair and that torture was used to extract confessions. The Egyptian government...

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Voting in the dark: Ramming the constitutional amendments through

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana Mamdouh
April 24, 2019 15:40 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/04/24/feature/politics/voting-in-the-dark-ramming-the-constitutional-amendments-through/ The National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on Tuesday that the referendum on a set of major constitutional amendments, which allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to remain in office until 2030, passed by 88.8 percent...

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Authoritarian Math

2019CarnegieCassia BardosCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMichele DunnePaper
April 24, 2019 14:22 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Cassia Bardos Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78980 Egypt has just passed constitutional amendments in a hastily-arranged referendum that ended on April 22. They are important mostly because they will advance President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s project of one-man rule, extend his current term in office, enshrine military dominance over...

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Challenges to Stability in Egypt

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHoover InstitutionHuman RightsLisa BlaydesPaper
April 22, 2019 16:23 pm
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Source: Hoover Institute Author(s): Lisa Blaydes Original Link: https://www.hoover.org/research/challenges-stability-egypt The last ten years have seen forms of political disruption within Egypt that were virtually unimaginable a decade ago—from the 2011 protest uprisings; the 2012 election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi to the Egyptian presidency; the 2013 coup...

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Ballot-box politics: What has pushed Egypt’s opposition to vote ‘no’?

2019Barcelona Centre For International AffairsCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHadeer El-MahdawyandHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
April 22, 2019 14:33 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/04/22/feature/politics/ballot-box-politics-what-has-pushed-egypts-opposition-to-vote-no/ Thirty-three-year-old human rights lawyer Mahienour El-Massry could not make up her mind about what to do in the referendum on the new constitutional amendments. She was torn between boycotting and voting “no.” Then...

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Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Entrench Repression

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsPaper
April 20, 2019 16:11 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/04/20/egypt-constitutional-amendments-entrench-repression The Egyptian government should withdraw proposed constitutional amendments that will consolidate authoritarian rule, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. The amendments will...

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Not a ‘President’. Not an ‘ally’.

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptForeign Policy Research InstituteForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaperThomas O. Melia
April 18, 2019 15:27 pm
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Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Author(s): Thomas O.Melia Original Link: https://www.fpri.org/article/2019/04/not-a-president-not-an-ally/ Words matter. Choose them carefully. At PEN America, our mission is to champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of words to transform the world. Our mission is to unite writers of all kinds, including screenwriters, poets, novelists...

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