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January 2023

The Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights Technical Secretariat issues a Report On National Efforts to Enhance the Right to Education On the Occasion of the International Day of Education at the 24th of January, 2023

The Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights Technical Secretariat issues a Report On National Efforts to Enhance the Right to Education On the Occasion of the International Day of Education at the 24th of January, 2023

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January 2023

The Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights Technical Secretariat issues a Report On National Efforts to Enhance Religious Freedoms in Egypt during 2022

The Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights Technical Secretariat issues a Report On National Efforts to Enhance Religious Freedoms in Egypt during 2022

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January 2022

The Cabinet approves extending the period for reconciliation the status of Civil Society Organization for another year

Governing Civil Society Organizations in Egypt" no. 149 of 2019 to extend the deadline for reconciling the status of CSOs for another year starting from the date of expiry of the period contained in Article-2 of the NGO Law January 11, 2022, to expire on January 11, 2023, which coincides with the Egyptian President announcement that the year 2022 is the Egyptian Civil Society Year.

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October 2021

The National Council for Women and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), affiliated with the World Bank Group, signed an agreement

The agreement’s purpose relates to the IFC’s technical support to develop Egypt’s performance in Women, Business and Law Report, with the aim of supporting State’s efforts to achieve economic empowerment for women, including enhancing their ability to obtain funding and increase women’s contribution in achieving Egypt’s 2030 development vision.

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October 2021

A Presidential Decree Appoints 98 Women Judges in State Council

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued Presidential Decree No. 446 of 2021 appointing 98 women judges in State Council, transferred from State Cases Authority and the Administrative Prosecution Authority.

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October 2021

launching the second phase of the integrated services card system for persons with disabilities.

The Minister of Social Solidarity reviewed the workflow of issuing the integrated services card.

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October 2021

The House of Representatives welcomes the launch of the National Human Rights Strategy

On the occasion of the opening session of the second legislative season, the House of Representatives sent a telegram to the President. The Telegram stated that "The House of Representatives welcomes and blesses the launch of the first National Strategy for Human Rights, which is based upon a number of principles, foremost among which are that: All rights and freedoms are interconnected and complementary, that Democracy and Human Rights are intertwined, and achievement of a balance

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October 2021

The Technical Secretariat of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights Issues a Report on State's Efforts to Enhance the Rights of Older Persons On the Occasion of the International Day of Older Persons

In light of the keenness of the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights (SSCHR) to issue reports reviewing national efforts on human rights on the occasion of the celebration of the relevant international days, the TS issued a report on national efforts to enhance the rights of older persons, in both Arabic and English, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, on October 1st, 2021. The Report reviews the constitutional and legal framework

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September 2021

Prime minister: “The Government will form a working group to supervise the implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy “

Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, confirmed during his weekly Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 that the launch of the first National Human Rights Strategy (NHRS)is a critical step in the consolidation of the comprehensive concept of human rights, parallel with the Egyptian developmental path that reinforces the principles of establishing the New Republic and achieves the goals of Egypt's Vision 2030.