Abbasiya Events a Continuation of SCAF’s Systematic Violations of Human Rights in the Transitional Period

Joint Statement

7 May 2012 - The undersigned Egyptian rights organizations condemn the treatment of sit-ins and demonstrations in Egypt from the time of the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak until now, as a result of which hundreds have been killed and thousands injured and detained. We note that increasing social violence is linked to the insistence of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on pursuing policies of suppressing freedom of expression and using the military judiciary as a tool to subjugate civilians and harass peaceful activists.

The Story of the Papers on My Wall

Blog Post

30 Apr 2012 - Between merely expressing my views on my private Facebook account, and publicly voicing my opinion, is a story of struggle, resistance and hope; one that has changed me for good.

Women and Constitution Working Group Document

Research Paper

26 Apr 2012 - In May 2011, the Women and Memory Forum has initiated the "Women & Constitution Working Group". The working group saw the light after the January 2011 Revolution and is part of the Coalition of Egyptian Feminist Organizations.  The working group has been working in coordination with the "Let's Write Our Constitution" initiative and the "Popular Committee for Constitution Writing". The "Women & Constitution Working Group" has studied gender relevant articles in Egyptian constitutions and in other countries' constitutions.

Open Letter to the Government of Bahrain: Respect the Rights of Al-Khawaja Family

Joint Statement

14 Apr 2012 - Maryam Al-Khawaja, a 24 year old woman human rights defender from Bahrain, has been doing extensive work on documenting human rights violations prior to and during the February 14th uprising in Bahrain. She is the head of international relations and advocacy officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and left Bahrain in March 2011 to testify about violations in Bahrain. She has not been able to go back to Bahrain since for the fear of detention and torture.

Draft Law for the Nationalization of Civil Society and Transforming it into a Government Institution

Joint Statement

11 Apr 2012 - The undersigned human rights organizations declare their utter rejection of the new draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), prepared by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs and which aims to nationalize civil society. Under this law civil society would be considered an institution of the government, and NGO staff would be regarded as civil servants. Furthermore, the new law would impose several new arbitrary restrictions aiming to terrorize civil society activists.

My Father is Dying

Blog Post

5 Apr 2012 - This is the thought constantly running through my head. As a human rights defender I have learned to numb my emotions and continue working. I have been working on covering human rights violations in Bahrain for more than two years now, documenting all the arbitrary arrests, systematic torture, rapes, kidnappings, extra-judicial killings; the list goes on.

Invitation to the Lecture: Iranian Women: Transforming Culture, Building Movements

Invitation

24 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies invites you to attend the lecture of the activist Sussan Tahmasebi about “Iranian Women: changing Culture, Building Movements” on Wednesday 28 March at 6 pm at Nazra’s office 44, Talaat Harb st., Down Town, 8th floor.

Invitation to Lecture on: The Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World

Invitation

14 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies invites you to attend a lecture by Researcher Julie Pruzan-Jørgensen , Researcher at the Danish Institute for Internatioanl Studies, to discuss her research “Islamic Women's Activism in the Arab World” which was published on February 2012. The lecture will be held on Thursday, March 15 at 6 pm at Nazra for the Feminist Studies, 44 Talaat Harb Street, 8th Floor.

Military 'Virginity Testing' Verdict: Not the Last Battle

Joint Statement

12 Mar 2012 - The undersigned organizations today stated that the acquittal of the military doctor accused in the 'virginity testing' case did not come as a surprise, and furthermore opens the door to the prosecution of members of the military council using international mechanisms, after remedies inside Egypt have been exhausted.

In the UN Human Rights Council: Nazra Criticizes the Egyptian State’s Treatment of Women Human Rights Defenders

Press Release

11 Mar 2012 - The Military Regime does not Welcome Women’s Public Action and Defends Abuses on the Basis of Moral Justifications.

Nazra for Feminist Studies - March 2012 Newsletter

Newsletter

6 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies issued its first newsletter, which aims to collect its remarkable activities and events and also it contains information on the mandate of Nazra and other issues related to the field of interests of Nazra team.

Nazra for Feminist Studies Launches its New Website

News

5 Mar 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies (Nazra) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website with better content display and developed browsing experience: nazra.org.During the development of the website we took into consideration different criteria related to choosing the fonts, colours, structure and interactivity. The major restructure of the website aims to lay special focus on the content where you can find on the homepage the most recent content issued and the website will automatically load more content once you scroll more.

She and Elections: Report and Film Documenting the Experience of Women Candidates

Press Release

29 Jan 2012 - Nazra for Feminist Studies (Nazra) released a report about mentoring* women candidates in the 2011-12 People’s Assembly Elections based on its observations of the electoral process and the experience of several women candidates.

Continued Militarization: Increased Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders

Joint Statement

18 Dec 2011 - The targeting of Women human rights defenders  seen over the course of an entire day, when the sit-in at the cabinet building was dispersed at dawn on December 16, is a continuation and clear escalation of militaristic policies aimed at Women human rights defenders, employed consistently by the former regime prior to the January 25 revolution. The policy of targeting Women human rights defenders is part of attempts by those currently in charge of the country, the various security agencies, and the remnants of the former regime to expel women from the public sphere.

Women Activists Are Still Being Pushed Away from the Public Sphere by the Authorities

Report

11 Dec 2011 - The Women Human Rights Defenders Program (WHRDP), of Nazra for Feminist Studies, is launching today its first report “A Continuation of Violations: Military Policy Towards Women Human Rights Defenders” on the ongoing state’s discriminatory policies against women human rights defenders since the Mubarak's regime till now.

We Stopped Our Participation in an Int'l Campaign Against Gender Based Violence

Joint Statement

25 Nov 2011 - Today marks the International Day for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, and we as feminist organizations wanted to take part in the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign by organizing events in Egypt, especially that this year’s theme is challenging Militarism and Ending Violence against Women.

Maspero: State Incitement of Sectarian Violence and Policy of Extrajudicial Killings

Joint Statement

16 Oct 2011 - The undersigned organizations condemn the unprecedented extra-judicial killings and acts of violence committed by military police and central security forces, on the 9th of October in the Maspero area and central Cairo. Peaceful protesters demanding rights for Coptic citizens were attacked, leading to at least 25 deaths and 300 injuries, some critical. We further condemn the arrest of an unknown number of demonstrators and their referral to a military tribunal for investigation.

Changing Masculinities, Changing Communities

Report

1 Jul 2011 - Introduction: from early to late summer in 2010, the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute has helped develop a new agenda for working with gender equality in Egypt and the Arab world through the project “Changing Masculinities, Changing Communities”. The project was implemented and funded in collaboration with KVINFO, the Danish Center for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity, and coordinated in Cairo and Copenhagen by Mozn Hassan, and Thomas Burø. 

A Revolution Just Beginning

Blog Post

17 Jun 2011 - One of the earliest and most important questions raised by the Egyptian revolution, and one that is still being asked, is this: Where are the Egyptian women? The answer I give: Women in Egypt are getting to a better place, but the path is long and hard.

A Day on Storytelling and Consultation on Community Issues

News

12 Jun 2011 - Within the work of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) in the Global Week of Action against Armed violence, especially that women's participation and gender are cross cutting issues that will be highlighted across all themes of the week, in addition to Nazra for feminist studies' belief in the importance of having all parts of society in the public arena without any distinction between a man and a woman in the defense of the homeland, taking into consideration the status of violence against women and men human rights defenders, we ho

Army Shootings Against Civilians a Dangerous Precedent for Which There Must be Accountability

Joint Statement

10 Apr 2011 - The signatory human rights organizations to this report strongly condemn the Egyptian army’s use of firearms against protestors in Tahrir square and its surrounding areas during the early hours of April 9th.The attack - which led to several deaths and injuries - is a dangerous precedent and must be investigated immediately. Officials who gave the order to use firearms and resort to inappropriate force against demonstrators must be held to account.

Nazra's Statement on the Continuity of Applying the Quota System in the Upcoming Elections

Press Release

10 Apr 2011 - Nazra's statement on the continuity of applying the Quota system in the upcoming elections:

Call for Rapid Dissolution of National Council of Women

Joint Statement

24 Feb 2011 - Despite the fall of some of the pillars of the Egyptian regime and the stepping down of the former president of the Republic, the National Council of Women - established and presided by the wife of the ex-president - that never adopted any stand denouncing or condemning the violations perpetrated against the Egyptian people since the beginning of January 25th revolution intends to continue representing Egyptian women abroad in international conferences and meetings, specifically in the conference organized by the UN Committee on Women’s Status that will take place in New York by t

Statement on the Results of Women Quota Seats in the First Round of the Parliamentary Elections

Report

2 Dec 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies issued a statement on the results of women quota seats in the first round of the parliamentary elections.Nazra for feminist studies, a member of the Independent Coalition for observing the Elections, observed the results election of the first round from gender perspective, through our observation to the results of the women quota seats of the first round, we noticed the following:

Statement on the Counting of the Votes of Women Quota Seats in the Parliamentary Elections 2010

Report

30 Nov 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies, a member of the Independent coalition of Observing the elections.Nazra observed the followings in the counting of the votes process:1. The lack of knowledge on the quota system in the electoral process was obvious in the counting of the votes process, ballot cards  of the women quota seats were in the general seats boxes , and many voted only for one candidate not two candidate professional or labor and this happened in the second committee (women quota seat) in Cairo governorate .

Nazra for Feminist Studies Releases a Statement on Women in the Election Day

Report

28 Nov 2010 - Nazra for feminist studies, the member in the Independent coalition for observing the elections, releases a special statement on women in the election day to choose the member of Parliament and the statement has some observations on women in the elections day, and they are:1. Because employees supervising the electoral process had limited knowledge about the women’s quota system, inaccurate information was given to women about the system.2. The ballot cards for the quota were not clear.

Manual to Integrate Gender Mainstreaming in the Electoral Process

Press Release

23 Nov 2010 - Nazra for Feminist Studies has released "Manual to Integrate Gender Mainstreaming in the Electoral Process". This manual is the first step by Nazra team mainstream gender in the Electoral Process. The guide provides information on the Egyptian status and how to integrate gender in all phases of the process of election taking place in 2010.  

An Interactive Map to Monitor the Parliamentarian Election from a Gender Perspective

Press Release

8 Nov 2010 - Nazra for Feminsit Studies announced that it will monitor the parliamentary elections of 2010 from a gender perspective, through monitoring the various social, cultural, legal and economic factors that affect the empowerment of women in the elections.

Expolring Tabboos... An Attempt to Discover the Hidden

Invitation

13 Jun 2010 - Nazra team in collaboration with the initiative of Rising Voices are organizing the training of "Exploring Taboos ". This training will focus on equipping the trainees with the needs knowledge and skills to discuss taboos issues in our society, using the social media tools .It is note worthy saying that these topics are censored in the main stream media, that is why the social media will be the best outlet to articulate these ideas.

Iran: Revolutionary Court Sentence Women Rights Activist Two Years and Half and 30 Lashes

News

3 Jun 2010 - The revolutionary court in Iran sentenced the women rights activist Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh two years and half in jail and 30 lashes, the court deemed Mahboubeh guilty for committing acts against national security through conspiracy and collusion intended to disrupt public security, disturbing public order and defiance against government officers.This sentence shows the attitude of the Iranian regime toward Human Rights activits in general and women rights activists in particular.

The Young Arab Feminist Network Launched in Cairo

News

22 May 2010 - The Young Arab Feminist Network was launched in Cairo from 29 April to 2 May, 19 participants from different Arab countries gathered to discuss the problems that face the young generation of the Arab feminist movement. Issues like lack of experience and absence from the decision making process, were raised. However that meeting was aiming to create a safe, diversified and knowledgeable platform for young feminists. Fatma Emam, Research Associate at Nazra participated in the event.

Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima "Married " to 13yrs-old Egyptian Girl

News

21 May 2010 - Nigerian Senator Ahmed Yerima "married " to 13 years old Egyptian girl, this piece of news caused huge anger within the women rights groups, because it is not the first time for the ex governor of Zemafra state who applied Sharia law, but also because it is a typical case of trafficking a minor to cross border for sexual exploitation under the name of marriage.Senator Yerima has been questioned by the Nigerian agency of anti trafficking and after three hours of interrogation, he was released on a bail.

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court: Female Judges Can Serve

News

20 May 2010 - Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court [official backgrounder] ruled Sunday 14th March 2010 that female judges can serve on the State Council (Maglis id-Dowla), an administrative court system with jurisdiction over cases involving the state. In its ruling, the court emphasized the equality of all citizens .

Workshop on Masculinity and Men in the Egyptian Society

News

19 May 2010 - The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) in cooperation with the Danish Center for Information on Gender, Equality and Ethnicity (KVINFO) is implementing a project entitled Changing Masculinities, Chancing Communities, facilitating the meeting of a group of Egyptian and Danish activists, artists, academics and social workers in Cairo and Copenhagen whose work involves an awareness of masculinity as a crucial factor in the construction of social relations and communities.