Posts Tagged ‘Egyptian Organization for Human Rights’

Egypt restricts freedom of Association of Human Rights Defenders

February 24, 2013

Amnesty-InternationaA move by Egyptian authorities to prohibit national NGOs’ contact with foreign organizations without prior permission from security bodies represents a new low for freedom of association, said Amnesty International.  In a letter to an NGO (Egyptian Organization for Human Rights) Egypt’s Ministry of Social Affairs stated that no “local entity” is permitted to engage with “international entities” in any way without the permission of the “security bodies”, referring to instructions issued by the Prime Minister.

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