The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls for the Ministry of Interior to rescind its administrative directive mandating prior travel authorisation for certain women seeking to depart from Egypt for Saudi Arabia.
Programs: Economic and Social Justice
The bill contravenes international law and the Egyptian constitution
14 Nov 2024
prepared by the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
Introduction
Refugees in Egypt and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights: The asylum bill inflates security measures and is inconsistent with Egypt’s international obligations
For the past four years, Cairo’s historic cemeteries have faced systematic waves of destruction, carried out in successive stages.
26 Oct 2024
More inflation…more pain inflicted on the people of Egypt
After a downward trend in previous months, Egypt's inflation rates rose again in August and September. The rise was driven by the government's continued implementation of the IMF program's measures, most notably the hike in energy and electricity prices.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the unlawful detention of six employees who were dismissed after being nonconsensually tested positive for drugs.
The Fifth Circuit of the West Alexandria Court decided to postpone the consideration of a lawsuit filed by 13 workers at Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Co (ALCN) demanding the dissolution of their union committee.
17 Oct 2024
The government is seeking to fully transition from a commodity subsidising system to a cash subsidy system and tasked the “National Dialogue” with discussing the transition with civil society to develop a clear plan for the state and the government on how to implement this transition ‘if it proves feasible,’ as Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) published a position paper entitled "A full shift to cash subsidy would increase poverty and threaten food security", contributing to the discussion called for by the government around its prop
