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THE NEW COUNTERTERRORISM LAW: ANOTHER BLOW TO THE CONSTITUTION, ENCOURAGES EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING

2015 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

August 01, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/the_new_counterterrorism_law.pdf Introduction On 7 July, a group of political parties, rights organizations, and public figures issued a statement urging a delay in the issuance of the proposed counterterrorism law pending a broad, genuine social dialogue on the...

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According to Which Customs: The Role of Customary Reconciliation Sessions in Sectarian Incidents and the Responsibility of the State

2015 Egypt Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Ishak Ibrahim Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

June 30, 2015 03:34 am

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Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Ishak Ibrahim Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/imposing_biased_outcomes.pdf The usage of customary reconciliation sessions, as a way of resolving sectarian attacks and conflicts, continues to be the subject of criticism from multiple entities, including official and quasi-official institutions, such as...

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The European response to the Morsi death sentence

2015 Al Jazeera Centre For Studies Egypt Foreign Relations Heinrich Matthee Judicial Affairs Paper

June 17, 2015 03:38 am

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Source: Al Jazeera Centre For Studies Author(s): Heinrich Matthee Original Link: http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2015/06/2015616121215668304.html Abstract Like other political events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), such as the Arab Spring, Egypt’s handling of issues concerning the rule of law, civil society, human rights and democratic transition continues to provide a real...

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Egyptian Instability Looms as Morsi’s Fate Hangs in Balance

2015 Amr Leheta Democracy and Politics International Peace Institute Judicial Affairs Paper

June 03, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Amr Leheta Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/06/morsi-egypt-sisi-muslim-brotherhood/ This week a Cairo court postponed its final ruling on a death sentence handed to former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi and more than a hundred others implicated in a 2011 prison break. As significant as the initial punishment was, it was...

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A Return to the Mubarak System

2015 Ahmed Morsy Carnegie Casper Wuite Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper

April 21, 2015 03:39 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Ahmed Morsy, Casper Wuite Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59856 On April 15, the Egyptian Cabinet approved amendments to Egypt’s electoral law, articles of which had been deemed unconstitutional last month. After a year of continued unrest, the parliamentary elections, originally slated for March 21, were expected to restore Egypt’s body...

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Sisi’s Parliamentary Fears

2015 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Judicial Affairs Mohamed El-Shewy Paper

March 06, 2015 05:54 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed El-Shewy Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/59276 On March 1, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that Article 3 of the electoral law was unconstitutional. Two days later, the Administrative Court suspended the elections pending a change in the electoral law. This suspension plays into President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s hands, as...

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Egypt’s Fight Against FGM: Is There Hope After All?

2015 Culture, Education and Development Judicial Affairs Moushira Khattab Paper Wilson Centre Women Affairs

January 29, 2015 05:53 am

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Source: Wilson Centre Author(s): Moushira Khattab Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/egypts-fight-against-fgm-there-hope-after-all Overview: On January 26, 2015, an Egyptian court handed a physician a two-year prison sentence with hard labor, a fine, and the closure of his clinic for one year. The ruling is the first of its kind since a law banned female genital mutilation...

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