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Criminal justice| ECESR Appeals against Committing Minor for Military Court under “Protecting Facilities” Law, Demands Constitutional Appeal

ECESR asks permission to appeal against the constitutionality of the presidential decree for “protecting installations” ECESR Lawyers brought an appeal…

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Criminal justice | New Victory: Administrative Court Considers Jeka, Christie, Shafei and Makhlouf Revolution Victims

Three of the victims killed under Morsi and the fourth under SCAF The Administrative Court of Justice held yesterday, December…

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Criminal justice | Two Petitions to Military Prosecutor and Prosecutor-General for Searching Lawyer Inappropriately and Forbidding him from Attending Court Hearing

Non-commissioned officer (NCO) to the lawyer: “Instructions are more important than the law.” Army colonel to the lawyer: “When an…

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Labor rights | ECESR Expresses Concern about the Escalation of Criminal Pursuit against Labor Rights Activists

The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) expresses deep concern over the escalation of criminal pursuit against labor…

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On the International Anti-Corruption Day, Corruption is Still Epidemic in Egypt

The world celebrated yesterday, the 9TH of December, of the International Anti-Corruption Day, which commemorates the completion of the United…

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Criminal justice | Ahmed Doma Served 3 Years Imprisonment, Fined LE 10,000 for Contempt of Court

The Fifth Circuit of Giza Criminal Court (Terrorism) sentenced Ahmed Doma to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of LE…

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In A New ECESR Legal Win, State Council Rules On The Right For In-Kind Compensation For Expropriation

ECESR Lawyers Get Important Judgment Regarding Compensation in Kind for Expropriation for Public Purpose State Council Judgment Establishes A Legal…

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Criminal Justice | Syndicalist Mahmoud Rihan Acquitted from Insulting the President

Mahmoud Rihan, member of the independent syndicate of Cairo International Airport, has been acquitted, according to ECESR lawyers and the…

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Supreme Constitutional Court Schedules First Hearing to Challenge Constitutionality of Protest Act

The Supreme Constitutional Court scheduled Dec. 14 for the first appeal hearing against the constitutionality of Protest Law. The lawsuit…

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Criminal Justice | Appeal against Imprisonment of Two Defendants of 2014 Mohamed Mahmoud Clashes Turned Down

The Misdemeanor Court held in South Cairo Court of First Instance premises turned down the appeal against the imprisonment of…

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